Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brainpan

/ˈbɹeɪnpan/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: brain-pan
IPA: /ˈbɹeɪnpan/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The braincase; the skull.

Canadian usage; American usage; Colloquial

noun

The brain or mind.

Canadian usage; American usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Many a time but for a Sallet, my braine-pan had bene cleft with a brown Bill."
"Yet, whether thwart or flatly it did lyte, / The tempred steele did not into his braynepan byte."
"Fee, fi, fo, fum, / I smell the blood of a Christian man, / Be he dead, be he living, with my brand, / I’ll dash his brains from his brain-pan."
"‘And a hard word it is,’ said Richie, ‘as my brainpan kens to this blessed moment.’"

Etymology

From Middle English brayn panne, from Old English bræġnpanne, corresponding to brain + pan.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: brayn panne, bræġnpanne

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈbɹeɪnpan/

Usage

Inflected Forms

brainpans (plural) brain-pan (alternative) braynepan (alternative)

Synonyms

harnpan skull cranium braincase

Questions

How do you pronounce brainpan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹeɪnpan/.
What does brainpan mean?: The braincase; the skull.
Where does brainpan come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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