Library / English Dictionary

BROWNIE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("brownie" is a kind of...):

biscuit; cookie; cooky (any of various small flat sweet cakes ('biscuit' is the British term))

Sense 2

Meaning:

(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

Synonyms:

brownie; elf; gremlin; hob; imp; pixie; pixy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("brownie" is a kind of...):

faerie; faery; fairy; fay; sprite (a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers)

Domain category:

folklore (the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "brownie"):

leprechaun (a mischievous elf in Irish folklore)

sandman (an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A junior Girl Scout

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Brownie" is a kind of...):

Girl Scout (a girl who is a member of the Girl Scouts)

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