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- [brou-nee]
- /ˈbraʊ ni/
- /ˈbraʊ.ni/
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- [brou-nee]
- /ˈbraʊ ni/
Definitions of brownie word
- countable noun brownie Brownies are small flat biscuits or cakes. They are usually chocolate flavoured and have nuts in them. 3
- proper noun brownie The Brownies is a junior version of the Girl Guides in Britain for girls between the ages of seven and ten, or of the Girl Scouts in the United States for girls between the ages of six and eight. 3
- proper noun brownie A Brownie is a girl who is a member of the Brownies. 3
- noun brownie (in folklore) an elf said to do helpful work at night, esp household chores 3
- noun brownie a small square dense chocolate cake 3
- noun brownie a bread made with currants 3
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Origin of brownie
First appearance:
before 1505 One of the 26% oldest English words
1505-15; brown + -ie; in folkloric sense, orig. Scots
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Parts of speech for Brownie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brownie popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
brownie usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for brownie
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