bird of (one's) own brain



bird of (one's) own brain

obsolete A thought or idea of one's own conception, especially that which is confidential or unknown to others. I know not what she thinks of me, for that is a bird in her own brain and kept from my eyes.
See also: bird, brain, of, own

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Shyamala-Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Marathi
Jurgen-Dutch
KirstenKEER-sten (Danish, Norwegian), KUR-stən (English)Danish, Norwegian, English
Yehoyakhin-Biblical Hebrew
GreteGRE-tə (German)German, Danish, Norwegian
PhillidaFIL-i-dəEnglish (Rare)