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Added 9 October 2026

brownie

/ˈbɹaʊni/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about brownie at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A junior Girl Scout.
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous.
Square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts.

Origin

From brown + -ie (diminutive suffix). In folkloric sense, originally Scots. For sense 7, compare with Dutch kabouter (“a very young female member of the scout movement”) (literally "gnome").

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