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TOMBOY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tomboy mean?
• TOMBOY (noun)
The noun TOMBOY has 1 sense:
1. a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
Familiarity information: TOMBOY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A girl who behaves in a boyish manner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("tomboy" is a kind of...):
fille; girl; miss; missy; young lady; young woman (a young female)
Context examples
"If Jo is a tomboy and Amy a goose, what am I, please?" asked Beth, ready to share the lecture.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
She is what we call in England a tomboy, with a strong nature, wild and free, unfettered by any sort of traditions.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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