"brainhood" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From brain + -hood, perhaps by analogy with personhood. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|brain|hood}} brain + -hood Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} brainhood (uncountable)
  1. The property of being a brain. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-brainhood-en-noun-krJX-aAW
  2. The idea that to be a human being is to be a brain. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-brainhood-en-noun-YAtml7pJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -hood, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -hood: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92
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