Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,517,209,071 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

brownie

   Also found in: Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.05 sec.
brown·ie  (broun)
n.
1. Brownie A member of the Girl Scouts from six through eight years of age.
2. A bar of moist, usually chocolate cake, often with nuts.
3. A small sprite thought to do helpful work at night.
4. A brown trout.

[Sense 3, from the notion of the sprite as a tiny brown man.]

brownie
Noun
1. (in folklore) an elf said to do helpful work, esp. household chores, at night
2. a small square nutty chocolate cake
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Brownie - a junior Girl Scout
Girl Scout - a girl who is a member of the Girl Scouts
2.browniebrownie - (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite - a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
leprechaun - a mischievous elf in Irish folklore
sandman - an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy
3.brownie - square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts
cookie, cooky, biscuit - any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term)
Translations
brownie [ˈbraunɪ] nniña exploradora

Brownie [ˈbraunɪ] njeannette f éclaireuse (cadette)

Brownie [ˈbraunɪ] n (also: Brownie Guide) → Wichtel m
brownie [ˈbraunɪ] (US) nkleiner Schokoladenkuchen

brownie [ˈbraunɪ] ngiovane esploratrice f

brownie
n brownie [ˈbrauni]
1 (with capital short for Brownie Guide ) a junior Girl Guide. junior Padvindster فَتاةٌ مُرْشِدَةٌ في الكَشّافَه момиче скаут světluška Blåmejse; pigespejder die Pfadfinderin μικρή προσκοπίνα niña exploradora hellake دختر پیشاهنگ partiotyttö jeannette צוֹפָה צִעירָה उपकारी भुतनी juniorka u skautskom društvu csoki pramuka putri giovane guida 幼年のガールスカウト 걸스카우트 단원 jaunesnioji skautė guntiņa tunas puteri padvindster små(jente)speider, meise zuchenka escoteira fată de 7-10 ani din organizaţia cercetaşilor девочка-скаут včielka skavtinja izviđačica miniorscout เนตรนารี kız izci 幼年女童子軍 дівчинка-скаут молодшого віку اسکاؤٹوں کی طرح لڑکیوں کی ایک فلاحی جماعت hội viên hội hướng đạo sinh 十一
2 (American) a sweet chocolate and nut cake. bruintjies كَعْكَةُ شوكولاطَه وَجوز حُلْوَه кафяв сладкиш с орехи oříškové sušenky (lille) chokoladekage der Nuß-Schokoladenkuchen γλύκισμα με σοκολάτα και καρύδια pastel de chocolate y nueces pähkli-šokolaadikook نان شیرینی قهوه ای pähkinä-suklaaneliö carré au chocolat חוּמִית एक तरह का चाकलेट američki kolač od čokolade kue coklat (torta di cioccolato con nocciole) クッキーの一種 초콜릿 과자 šokoladinis pyragaitis šokolādes kūka ar riekstiem kek coklat dan kacang chocoladecake sjokoladekake (rodzaj ciastka) bolo prăjitură cu ciocolată шоколадное пирожное с орехами čokoládový koláč s orieškami kolač čokoladni kolač kaka med choklad och nötter เค้กทำจากช็อกโกแลตและถั่ว fındıklı ve çikolatalı kek 核仁巧克力餅 шоколадне тістечко з горіхами چاکلیٹ کا کیک bánh sôcôla hạnh nhân 巧克力


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
"I see you think I have no chance," Brownie said falteringly.
"I see you think I have no chance," Brownie said falteringly.
To the carriage, instead of the restive Raven, they had harnessed, thanks to the representations of Marya Philimonovna, the bailiff's horse, Brownie, and Darya Alexandrovna, delayed by anxiety over her own attire, came out and got in, dressed in a white muslin gown.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.