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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024brown•ie /ˈbraʊni/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Mythologya good-natured fairy or elf who secretly helps at night with household chores.
- Fooda square piece of dense, chewy cake, usually chocolate:She baked a dozen brownies.
- a member of the division of the Girl Scouts or the Girl Guides for girls 6–8 years old:[sometimes: Brownie]She was a Brownie for three years.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024brown•ie (brou′nē),USA pronunciation n. - Mythologya tiny, fanciful, good-natured brown elf who secretly helps at night with household chores.
- Fooda small, chewy, cakelike cookie, usually made with chocolate and containing nuts.
- British Terms[Australian.]a bread with currants, baked in a camp oven.
- (sometimes cap.) a member of the junior division of the Girl Scouts or the Girl Guides, being a girl in the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade and usually between 6 and 8 years old.
- 1505–15; brown + -ie; in folkloric sense, origin, originally Scots
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See fairy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: brownie /ˈbraʊnɪ/ n - (in folklore) an elf said to do helpful work at night, esp household chores
- a small square nutty chocolate cake
Etymology: 16th Century: diminutive of brown (that is, a small brown man) Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Brownie Guide, Brownie /ˈbraʊnɪ/ n - a member of the Brownie Guides, one of the junior branches (aged 7–10 years) in The Guide Association
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