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tomboy
noun tom·boy \ˈtäm-ˌbȯi\
: a girl who enjoys things that people think are more suited to boys
Full Definition of TOMBOY
: a girl who behaves in a manner usually considered boyish
— tom·boy·ish \-ish\ adjective
— tom·boy·ish·ness noun
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First Known Use of TOMBOY
1566
Rhymes with TOMBOY
ahoy, alloy, annoy, bad boy, ball boy, batboy, B-boy, beachboy, bellboy, bell buoy, best boy, big boy, bok choy, borzoi, boy toy, busboy, callboy, carboy, charpoy, choirboy, convoy, cowboy, decoy, deploy, destroy, doughboy, employ, enjoy, envoy, flyboy, footboy, Hanoi, hautbois, highboy, homeboy, houseboy, killjoy, Khoikhoi, life buoy, linkboy, lowboy, McCoy, newsboy, old boy, page boy, playboy, plowboy, po'boy, postboy, potboy, Quemoy, Rob Roy, Saint Croix, Savoy, schoolboy, sepoy, stock boy, tallboy, tatsoi, teapoy, Tolstoy, travois, viceroy
TOMBOYISH Defined for Kids
tomboy
noun tom·boy \ˈtäm-ˌbȯi\
Definition of TOMBOY for Kids
: a girl who enjoys things that some people think are more suited to boys
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