noun
an international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys
• Hypernyms: ↑movement, ↑social movement, ↑front
• Member Meronyms: ↑Boy Scouts of America, ↑Boy Scout
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Boy Scouts,
an organization for boys to learn skills and develop manliness and usefulness to others. It was founded in England in 1908 by Lieutenant-General Sir Robert S. S. Baden-Powell.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.