Girl Guides
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The opposite number to the Boy Scouts and organized in 1910 by General Baden-Powell and his sister, Miss Agnes Baden-
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Girl Guides” mean?
The opposite number to the Boy Scouts and organized in 1910 by General Baden-Powell and his sister, Miss Agnes Baden-
Is “Girl Guides” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.