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girlguides

[ ˈɡɜːl.ɡaɪdz ]

Noun

^{Context #1 | Noun}

organization for girls

Girlguides is an organization that provides girls with opportunities to develop leadership skills, participate in outdoor activities, and engage in community service. It aims to empower girls to become confident and independent individuals.

Synonyms

Girl Guides, Girl Scouts.

Which Synonym Should You Choose?

Word	Description / Examples
girlguides	Repeated entry. Refer to the first entry for context and examples.
Girl Scouts	Used primarily in the United States to refer to the female counterpart of Boy Scouts. The term is capitalized and is associated with a different organizational structure and set of traditions. The Girl Scouts cookie season is always popular in our neighborhood. She joined the Girl Scouts to make new friends and learn new skills.
Girl Guides	This is the formal name for the organization in the UK and many other countries that follows the British scouting tradition for girls. It is capitalized as it refers to a specific organization. The Girl Guides organization has been empowering young girls for over a century. She earned her first badge in Girl Guides last week.

Word

Description / Examples

girlguides

Repeated entry. Refer to the first entry for context and examples.

Girl Scouts

Used primarily in the United States to refer to the female counterpart of Boy Scouts. The term is capitalized and is associated with a different organizational structure and set of traditions.

The Girl Scouts cookie season is always popular in our neighborhood.
She joined the Girl Scouts to make new friends and learn new skills.

Girl Guides

This is the formal name for the organization in the UK and many other countries that follows the British scouting tradition for girls. It is capitalized as it refers to a specific organization.

The Girl Guides organization has been empowering young girls for over a century.
She earned her first badge in Girl Guides last week.

Examples of usage

Many young girls join Girlguides to make new friends and learn new skills.
Girlguides often participate in camping trips and community clean-up projects.

Translations

Translations of the word "girlguides" in other languages:

🇵🇹 Guias femininas

🇮🇳 गर्ल गाइड्स

🇩🇪 Pfadfinderinnen

🇮🇩 Pramuka Putri

🇺🇦 Дівочі гіди

🇵🇱 Przewodniczki

🇯🇵 ガールガイド

🇫🇷 Guides féminines

🇪🇸 Guías femeninas

🇹🇷 Kız izciler

🇰🇷 걸 가이드

🇸🇦 مرشدات

🇨🇿 Dívčí průvodkyně

🇸🇰 Dievčenské sprievodkyne

🇨🇳 女童军

🇸🇮 Dekliški vodiči

🇮🇸 Stelpu leiðsögumenn

🇰🇿 Қыздар гидтері

🇬🇪 გოგონების გიდები

🇦🇿 Qız bələdçiləri

🇲🇽 Guías femeninas

Etymology

The Girlguides movement was founded in 1910 by Robert Baden-Powell and his sister Agnes Baden-Powell. It was inspired by the success of the Boy Scouts and aimed to provide similar opportunities for girls. The organization has since grown to become a global movement, empowering girls and young women to reach their full potential.