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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Brownie/ˈbraʊni/

▶noun (pl. Brownies)

1 (Brit. also Brownie Guide) a member of the junior branch of the Guides Association, for girls aged between about 7 and 10.

2 (brownie) a small square of rich chocolate cake, with nuts.
■ Austral./NZ a piece of sweet currant bread.

3 (brownie) a benevolent elf supposedly haunting houses and doing housework secretly.

– phrases
brownie point humorous a notional award given for a good deed or an attempt to please.

'brownie' also found in these Oxford entries:

Brownie - brown owl - second

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