brownie
Pluralbrownies
- 1A small, square piece of sweet, rich cake, usually made with chocolate.
We had a warm brownie with ice cream after dinner.
Mom baked a tray of brownies for my birthday party.
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- 2Alternative spelling of Brownie. It is a young member of the Girl Scouts in the first level.
She was a brownie before moving up to the older troop.
Every brownie in the pack earned a badge that weekend.
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- 3A friendly elf from old stories who secretly does housework while people sleep.
Like a tiny helper who tidies up while you are fast asleep.
The story says a brownie cleaned the whole house at night.
Children left bread out for the brownie as a thank-you.
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- 4A spirit that protects a home, or a respected family member who has died.
Like a family guardian who quietly looks after the house.
The family believed a brownie watched over their home.
They thanked the brownie for keeping the house safe through the winter.
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- 5A sweet bread made with brown sugar and small dried fruits called currants.
Like a sweet, fruity loaf you slice up for tea.
We had brownie with our tea in the afternoon.
She baked a loaf of brownie for the family.
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- 6A tall beer bottle with a long neck, made of brown glass.
He opened a brownie and took a long drink.
After the party she carried the empty brownies out to the recycling bin.
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- 7A brown trout, a kind of freshwater fish.
She caught a big brownie in the cold stream.
We watched a brownie jump for a fly on the river.
- 8An offensive word for a person who has brown skin.
The landlord refused to rent to anyone he sneeringly called a brownie.
She was tired of being treated like a brownie in her own neighborhood.
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- 9A copper coin such as a penny, named for its brown color.
He paid for the candy with a single brownie.
She had a pocket full of brownies.
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- 10A widow rockfish, a kind of ocean fish.
They caught a big brownie out at sea.
The boat came back full of brownies.
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- 11A small butterfly from a group found across Europe and Asia.
Like a tiny butterfly with dull, brownish wings.
A small brownie landed on the flower beside us.
She spotted a brownie fluttering near the hedge.
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Origin
From "brown" plus the small-making ending "-ie". The folklore meaning came first from Scots.