brownie
/ˈbraʊni/
noun
- A small, rich chocolate cake, typically square-shaped.
- The bakery sells both classic brownies and ones with walnuts.
- I love eating a warm brownie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
- She baked a batch of fudgy brownies for the school bake sale.
- A member of the junior division of the Girl Guides or Girl Scouts, usually for younger girls.
- She earned her first badge as a Brownie for helping in the garden.
- My daughter joined the Brownies when she turned seven.
- The Brownies learned how to tie knots during their weekly meeting.
- A helpful or friendly elf or fairy in folklore, especially one that does household chores at night.
- Some people leave out a bowl of milk for the brownie as a thank-you.
- In Scottish folklore, a brownie is said to help with farm work if treated kindly.
- The old story tells of a brownie that cleaned the kitchen while the family slept.