girl scout
Definition
- Noun:
- A girl who is a member of the Girl Scouts: A "girl scout" is a young female member of the Girl Scouts, a worldwide youth organization focused on character development, life skills, and community service.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- My daughter became a girl scout last year and loves selling cookies.
- The girl scout helped the elderly woman cross the street as part of her community service.
Advanced Usage
- "Girl Scout" (as a proper noun): When referring specifically to the organization or its official members, it is often capitalized as "Girl Scout."
- She earned every badge required to become a Lifetime Girl Scout.
Variants and Related Words
- Girl Scouts (n): The name of the organization itself.
- The Girl Scouts of the USA was founded in 1912.
- Scout (n): A more general term for a member of any scouting organization.
- Brownie (n): A term for a junior-level member in some Girl Scout organizations.
Synonyms
- Member of the Girl Guides: (Used in many countries outside the USA).
- Young scout.
Related Phrases
- Girl Scout cookie: A popular term for the cookies sold by Girl Scouts as an annual fundraiser.
- Have you bought your Girl Scout cookies this year?
- Girl Scout troop: A local group or unit of Girl Scouts.
- Her Girl Scout troop is going camping next weekend.
Related Idioms
- To be a (real) Girl Scout: An informal idiom used to describe someone who is exceptionally helpful, trustworthy, or virtuous, akin to the values promoted by the organization.
- She helped me clean up the entire mess—she's a real Girl Scout.
Noun
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a girl who is a member of the Girl Scouts
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