brownie:
(plural: ‘brownies)
a brownie/fairy/elf
a little good fairy who helps good people at night, found in fairy tales;
an elf;
(in Britain) a girl (member) of the girl guides organisation, age 8-11 years old, wearing a brown uniform; a Brownie Guide;
(in the USA) a girl (member) of the junior girl scout organisation, age 7-9 years old,
two Brownies learning to knot
When she was a child, Martha believed that the household chores her mother did early morning were all done by a brownie.
We had a wonderful time watching our daughter and the other Brownies at the annual Brownie Guide parade.
After the flood level had reduced to below danger level, the local Brownies and boy scouts went onto the streets and helped the old people in putting their belonging back in place.
(three brownies)
For an informative article on the origin of Brownies, please click here.
If you are interested in making brownies, please click here for some recipes.
