brainchild

American  

[breyn-chahyld] / ˈbreɪnˌtʃaɪld /

Or brain-child,

noun

plural

brainchildren

1. a product of one's creative work or thought.

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brainchild British  

/ ˈbreɪnˌtʃaɪld /

noun

1. informal an idea or plan produced by creative thought; invention

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Etymology

Origin of brainchild

First recorded in 1880–85; brain + child

Example Sentences

Headquartered north of Atlanta, Phoenix Air is the brainchild of two brothers, Mark and Dent Thompson.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Mojave Experience is the brainchild of Patrick Brink, singer and songwriter for the band Volume, who was born and raised in Twentynine Palms.

From Los Angeles Times

The huddle was the brainchild of now-injured captain Reece James rather than Rosenior, who explained their purpose saying: "That is the best way I think I can get messages across to them."

From BBC

And this isn’t the first time that Charles Dow’s brainchild has fallen out of favor.

From The Wall Street Journal

Further evidence of a paradigm shift: Enthusiastic theatergoers thronging to “Malinche the Musical,” the brainchild of Nacho Cano, a Spanish rock star turned impresario.

From Los Angeles Times