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1. (n.) brownie
a good-natured elf who secretly helps at night with household chores.
2. brownie
a square piece of dense, chewy cake, usu. chocolate with nuts.
3. brownie
(sometimes cap.) a member of the division of the Girl Scouts or the Girl Guides for girls 6–8 years old.
Etymology: (1505–15; brown+ -ie ; in folkloric sense, orig. Scots)
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1. (noun) Brownie
a junior Girl Scout
2. (noun) elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
3. (noun) brownie
square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts
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1. (noun) brownie
a small square chocolate cake
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) brownie
an imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to perform important services around the house by night, such as thrashing, churning, sweeping
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. brownie
a good-natured household elf, believed in Scotland to render obliging services to good housewives, and his presence an evidence that the internal economies were approved of, as he favoured good husbandry, and was partial to houses where it was observed.
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Sense: (with capital
short for Brownie Guide) a junior Girl Guide.
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 Afrikaans: junior Padvindster |
 Arabic: فَتاةٌ مُرْشِدَةٌ في الكَ |
 Bulgarian: момиче скаут |
 Brazilian: escoteira |
 Czech: světluška |
 German: die Pfadfinderin |
 Danish: Blåmejse; pigespejder |
 Greek: μικρή προσκοπίνα |
 Spanish: niña exploradora |
 Estonian: hellake |
 Farsi: دختر پیشاهنگ |
 Finnish: nuorimman ikäluokan parti |
 French: jeannette |
 Hebrew: צוֹפָה צִעירָה |
 Hindi: उपकारी भुतनी |
 Croatian: juniorka u skautskom druš |
 Hungarian: csoki |
 Indonesian: pramuka putri |
 Italian: giovane guida |
 Japanese: 幼年のガールスカウト |
 Korean: 유년 단원 |
 Lithuanian: jaunesnioji skautė |
 Latvian: guntiņa |
 Malay: tunas puteri |
 Dutch: padvindster |
 Norwegian: små(jente)speider, meise |
 Polish: zuchenka |
 Persian: دختر پیشاهنگ |
 Pashto: د پیشاهنګ نجلی |
 Portuguese: escoteira |
 Romanian: fată de 7-10 ani din orga |
 Russian: девочка-скаут |
 Slovak: včielka |
 Slovenian: skavtinja |
 Serbian: izviđačica |
 Swedish: miniorscout |
 Thai: เนตรนารี |
 Turkish: kız izci |
 Taiwanese: 小女童軍 |
 Ukrainian: дівчинка-скаут молодшого |
 Urdu: اسکاؤٹوں کی طرح لڑکیوں کی |
 Vietnamese: hội viên hội hướng đạo si |
 Chinese: 十一岁以下的女童子军 |
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