单词 | girl scouting |
释义 | Girl Scoutingn. Chiefly U.S. The Girl Scout movement; the activities involved in being a Girl Scout. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > specific societies or organizations > [noun] > specific youth organizations > activities of scouts or guides scouting1908 Girl Scouting1911 Girl Guiding1918 guiding1924 scoutmastering1957 Venture Scouting1967 1911 Lethbridge (Alberta) Daily Herald 29 July 9/5 The ideal of girl scouting is true womanhood, and it includes homekeeping, cooking, sewing, [etc.]. 1934 B. S. Mason & E. D. Mitchell Theory of Play iv. xvi. 380 While girl scouting has practically the same test-passing scheme as its brother organization, it has probably placed less emphasis upon test passing. 1986 Guardian (Nexis) 29 Jan. She appeared to have an all-American childhood including Girl Scouting and piano and dance lessons. 2002 M. E. Clark In Search of Human Nature vi. 209 Girls learn to sell Girl Scout cookies, a long-standing practice in American Girl Scouting. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1911 |
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