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Brownie
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brownie
English
Etymology 1
From en brownie a helpful elf. Specifically, inspired by the story "The Brownies" by Juliana Horatia Ewing (published in 1870, The Brownies and Other Tales), in which two children, Tommy and Betty, learn that children can be helpful brownies or lazy boggarts. But compare with nl kabouter a very young female member of the scout movement (literally, a "gnome").
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɹaʊni/ GenAm,RP
en EN-AU ck1 Brownie2.ogg AU
en aʊni 2
en Brown ie
Noun
en Britain Canada Australia A junior Girl Guide.
1958 July 14, Boot by a Brash Brownie, LIFE, page 124,
In Toronto young Brownies of the Girl Guides, the Canadian girl scouts, stood in parade formation with full-fledged Guides.
en 1997 Doug Owram Born at the Right Time: A History of the Baby-Boom Generation http://books.google.com.au/books?id=pKdw6Y7_lksC&pg=PA102&dq=%22brownie%22%7C%22brownies%22+guides+-intitle:%22brownie%7Cbrownies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qjEMT-nYHcagiQfUv-SQBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22brownie%22%7C%22brownies%22%20guides%20-intitle%3A%22brownie%7Cbrownies%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false 102 The ideal Brownie pack, according to the 1960 Guide Commissioner′s Handbook, would contain Brownies who were ‘alert, clean, tidy and punctual. Their uniform should be correct.’
en 2009 Tammy M. Proctor Scouting for Girls: A Century of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts http://books.google.com.au/books?id=oohUqnIVo-sC&pg=PA85&dq=%22brownie%22%7C%22brownies%22+guides+-intitle:%22brownie%7Cbrownies%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=si0MT5HSCaaXiAf7xv30BQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22brownie%22%7C%22brownies%22%20guides%20-intitle%3A%22brownie%7Cbrownies%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false 85 Another Guide group that persevered through internment was the 1st Chefoo (which had Brownies, Guides and Rangers) in Shandong province, China.The November 2, 1942, entry in the Brownie logbook pleads for cheerfulness in the face of adversity: “We are in need of smiles. Have you got them ready, Brownies?”
en US A junior Girl Scout.
1952 March 24, Girl Scouts: They Are Observing Their 40th Birthday, LIFE, page 109,
Any girl willing to follow the simple rules can join the Girl Scouts. As Brownies they will spend most of their time playing games and singing songs like the Brownie Smile Song: “I′ve something in my pocket; It belongs across my face, And I keep it very close at hand In a most convenient place.... I′m sure you couldn′t guess it If you guessed a long, long while, So I′ll take it out and put it on—It′s a great big Brownie smile!”
en 1997 Samuel F. Pickering The Blue Caterpillar The Blue Caterpillar and Other Essays http://books.google.com.au/books?id=YSnOyzJl1t8C&pg=PA63&dq=%22brownie%22%7C%22brownies%22+scouts+-intitle:%22brownie%7Cbrownies%22+-inauthor:%22%22+-guide+-guides&hl=en&sa=X&ei=rz8MT4ulHKyZiQfBpMCVBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22brownie%22%7C%22brownies%22%20scouts%20-intitle%3A%22brownie%7Cbrownies%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22%20-guide%20-guides&f=false 63 Most marchers were children, Girl and Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Brownies. One Cub Scout pulled his sister in a Radio Flyer decorated with small American flags. A Brownie pushed a baby carriage crammed with a zoo of stuffed animals.
en 2011 Kim Perone Vacuum Like No One Is Watching http://books.google.com.au/books?id=eormCEa_0SoC&pg=PA15&dq=%22brownie%22%7C%22brownies%22+scouts+-intitle:%22brownie%7Cbrownies%22+-inauthor:%22%22+-guide+-guides&hl=en&sa=X&ei=rz8MT4ulHKyZiQfBpMCVBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22brownie%22%7C%22brownies%22%20scouts%20-intitle%3A%22brownie%7Cbrownies%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22%20-guide%20-guides&f=false 15 After all, the meetings were held at my own house and my own mother was the queen. Doesn′t that make me some sort of Brownie princess? Apparently not.As we graduated from Brownies to Girl Scouts, Mom was again my leader.
Synonyms
junior Girl Guide en Rosebud historical
Translations
junior Girl Guide
Finnish: fi sudenpentu, fi sudari
Irish: ga Brídín m, ga Brigín m, ga Donnóg f
Polish: pl zuchna f, pl zuchenka f
junior Girl Scout
Finnish: fi sudenpentu, fi sudari
Icelandic: is ljósálfur m
Irish: ga Brídín m, ga Brigín m, ga Donnóg f
Etymology 2
en :af Brown -ie<id:diminutive> + 1
Proper noun
A nickname of the surname Brown.
Anagrams
en beinorw Bon Wier Borwein
en People Scouting
German
de:+ (Gebäck)
thumb|Brownie
Etymology
de :bor en:brownie
de en brownie.
Pronunciation
de [ˈbʁaʊ̯ni]
Noun
m,,s
brownie small rich chocolate cake
Declension
m,,s
Further reading
de Cakes and pastries