Camp Fire Girl

noun

1. a girl who is a member of Camp Fire, formerly Camp Fire Boys and Girls of America, a national organization of young people with the aim of building self-esteem, promoting a healthy lifestyle, developing character, and teaching leadership skills.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Camp Fire Girl¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

It was not clear if Mr. Hoff knew Candy, Sergeant Storment said, although they had at least one connection: Mr. Hoff’s stepsister, who was 10, was a Camp Fire Girl who served as Candy’s “big sister” in the program.

From New York Times

Police in Eastern Washington said this week they have solved the 62-year-old cold case murder of a 9-year-old Camp Fire girl who disappeared while selling chocolates, according to reports.

From Fox News

Amy Klobuchar, Camp Fire girl, was kicked out of fourth grade at Beacon Heights Elementary School, in Plymouth, Minnesota, for wearing pants, and not just any pants but superfly, pink-flowered bell-bottoms.

From The New Yorker

“Then I can be a Camp Fire Girl!”

From Project Gutenberg

“Now I can never be a Camp Fire Girl!” she cried a moment later, her grief breaking out afresh.

From Project Gutenberg