Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of the Girl Guides, a British organization of young women and girls founded in 1910.
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- proper noun UK, Canada Attributive form of
Girl Guides . - noun UK, Canada A member of the
Girl Guides , a world wide youth organisation for girls.
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Examples
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Not in the neglectful sense: she was, for most of my childhood, a stay-at-home mom who baked cookies and led Girl Guide troops and did crafts and told hour upon hour of bedtime stories and lunchtime stories, and camptime stories, and going-for-a-walk stories, and riding-in-the-car stories...
All About My Mother 2009
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Not in the neglectful sense: she was, for most of my childhood, a stay-at-home mom who baked cookies and led Girl Guide troops and did crafts and told hour upon hour of bedtime stories and lunchtime stories, and camptime stories, and going-for-a-walk stories, and riding-in-the-car stories...
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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Fresh Mint Ice Cream with Fudge Ripple: I am a big fan of chocolate mint combos, especially if they come in the form of Girl Guide cookies.
Archive 2008-10-01 Brilynn 2008
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Fresh Mint Ice Cream with Fudge Ripple: I am a big fan of chocolate mint combos, especially if they come in the form of Girl Guide cookies.
A Story for Every Flavour Brilynn 2008
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Girl Guide camp, as it turned out, was more my speed.
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Over 40,000 British schools, nurseries and Scout and Girl Guide groups are now registered to benefit from the Active Kids scheme, and since launch over £52m of sports and cooking equipment has been delivered.
Archive 2008-03-01 Thatsnews 2008
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Also, I'm reminded of my Girl Guide den mother, who was rather butch and called all her charges by their family names.
"Ann Althouse Defends Scott Turow's Honor." Ann Althouse 2007
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Need another reason to by Girl Guide cookies this year?
Archive 2006-11-01 2006
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Ginger means to tell his sister Teresa about the little Girl Guide and about his dream the next day at lunch when he brings Mr. Mahmoud his ginger-beer treat, but again it slips his mind.
Fall On Your Knees Macdonald Ann-Marie 1996
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Ginger means to tell his sister Teresa about the little Girl Guide and about his dream the next day at lunch when he brings Mr. Mahmoud his ginger-beer treat, but again it slips his mind.
Fall On Your Knees Macdonald Ann-Marie 1996
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