1st baron robert stephenson smyth badenpowell
[beyd-n-poh-uh l, bad-n-pou-uh l] /ˈbeɪd nˈpoʊ əl, ˈbæd nˈpaʊ əl/
noun
robert stephenson smyth
[smahyth] /smaɪθ/ (show ipa), 1st baron, 1857–1941, british general who founded the boy scouts in 1908 and, with his sister lady agnes, the girl guides in 1910.
baden-powell
/ˈbeɪdənˈpəʊəl; -ˈpaʊəl/
noun
robert stephenson smyth (smɪθ, smaɪθ), 1st baron baden-powell. 1857–1941, british general, noted for his defence of mafeking (1899–1900) in the boer war; founder of the boy scouts (1908) and (with his sister agnes) the girl guides (1910)
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