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Etymology
First attested in w:1553|1553 when it originally meant a “boisterous boy”, later in w:1579|1579 when it came to mean an “immodest woman”, and then finally in w:1592|1592 it developed its modern meaning of a “girl who acts like a boy”; from Tom, familiar form of Thomas + boy, “male child”.

Pronunciation
a|UK IPA|/ˈtɒmbɔɪ/

Noun
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en-noun

1. A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner.

Antonyms
girly girl

Synonyms
rel-top3|Synonyms of tomboy
hoyden
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romp
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t-bird
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Translations
trans-top|A girl who acts as a typical boy would
Finnish: t|fi|poikatyttö
French: t|fr|garçon manqué
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Greek: t|el|αγοροκόριτσο|n|sc=Grek
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fr:tomboy
io:tomboy
pt:tomboy
te:tomboy
vi:tomboy

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