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Tomboy   /tˈɑmbˌɔɪ/   Listen
Tomboy

noun
1.
A girl who behaves in a boyish manner.  Synonyms: hoyden, romp.






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"Tomboy" Quotes from Famous Books



... care; and it did seem a little hard in the opinion of the harassed Frenchwoman that her one sound charge could not be trusted to conduct herself with circumspection during her days of enforced solitude. Chris Wyndham, however, had been a tomboy all her life, and she could scarcely be expected to reform at such a juncture. She was not accustomed to solitude, and her restless ...
— The Rocks of Valpre • Ethel May Dell

... tell about me," began Grace. "I was the tomboy of Oakdale. I loved to climb trees and play baseball and marbles. I was thin as a lath and like live wire. My face was rather thin, too, and I remember I cried a whole afternoon because a little girl at school called ...
— Grace Harlowe's Second Year at Overton College • Jessie Graham Flower



Words linked to "Tomboy" :   fille, missy, young lady, miss, hoyden, young woman, girl, romp



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