Girls' Brigaden.
/ˈɡəːlz brᵻˌɡeɪd/, U.S. /ˈɡərlz brəˌɡeɪd/ Any of various organizations of girls or women, formed for the purpose of mutual support, spiritual instruction, or service to the community; (now chiefly) spec. a Christian organization of this type, first established in Dublin, Ireland in 1893.The modern organization is an amalgamation of three similar groups which came together in 1965: the Girls' Brigade (Ireland, 1893), the Girls' Guildry (Scotland, 1900), and the Girls' Life Brigade (England, 1902).
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society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > specific societies or organizations > [noun] > specific youth organizations
Boys' Brigade1872
YMCA1881
Girls' Brigade1890
Y.M.1913
Y.F.C.1931
YHA1931
Y.W.1937
youth camp1942
1890 Manitoba Daily Free Press 27 June 3/3 The Girls' Brigade in Scotland is fast becoming as popular and beneficial an institution as the widespread and famous Boys' Brigade.
1926 Times 1 Sept. 13/5 The well-being out of school or beyond home of..growing boys and girls—for the Girls' Brigade must not be forgotten.
1970 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 1 Feb. (Mag. section) 11/3 Aim of the Girls Brigade is to instill into the girls such important things as responsibility, self control and reverence.
2001 F. Clementis Would I lie to You? 191 She was the village Girls' Brigade leader and would have preferred to communicate with Richard..using semaphore.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1890