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brainchild
CIDE DICTIONARY
brainchild, n.
a product of one's creative thinking and work; as, the project was the brainchild of the director. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
brainchild, n. (pl. -children) colloq. an idea, plan, or invention regarded as the result of a person's mental effort.
THESAURUS
brainchild
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