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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lucinda	[lu:'sində]
Sofia	zo-FEE-ah (German), so-FEE-ah (Italian), soo-FEE-ə (Portuguese), SO-fee-ah (Finnish)	Norwegian, Swedish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Slovak, Romanian
Androkles	-	Ancient Greek
Hywel	-	Welsh
Katharine	KATH-ə-rin (English), KATH-rin (English), kah-tah-REE-nə (German)	English, German
Sherwood	['ʃə:wud]