Meanings
nounbrain cell (plural brain cells)
plural brain cells · alternative braincell
- A cell in the brain, such as a neuron or a glial cell.
- colloquialbiologyA neuron.
Did you know that you have brain cells in your stomach?
2018 October 12, Naomi Alderman, “What the gut knows”, in New Statesman - excessivefigurativelyhumorousbiologyTaken as a unit of intelligence, especially in small quantities.
Those two morons only have one brain cell to share between them.
Translations
Afrikaans breinsel
- breinselcell in brain
Danish hjernecelle
- hjernecellecell in brain
Dutch hersencel
- hersencelcell in brain
Finnish aivosolu
- aivosolucell in brain
French cellule du cerveau
- cellule du cerveaucell in brain
German Gehirnzelle
- Gehirnzellecell in brain
Icelandic heilafruma
- heilafrumacell in brain
Italian cellula cerebrale
- cellula cerebralecell in brain
Japanese 脳細胞
- 脳細胞 (nōsaibō)cell in brain
Russian мозгова́я кле́тка
- мозгова́я кле́тка (mozgovája klétka)cell in brain
Spanish célula cerebral
- célula cerebralcell in brain
Swedish hjärncell
- hjärncellcell in brain
Vietnamese tế bào não
- tế bào nãocell in brain
Cite this entry
APA
brain cell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brain%20cell
MLA
“brain cell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brain%20cell. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brain cell,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brain%20cell.
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