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tom·boy

 (tŏm′boi′)
n.
A girl who behaves in a way that is perceived to be stereotypically boyish or masculine: "I was still a tomboy at heart and cared little about what I wore, just so long as it wasn't a dress" (Lucy Grealy).
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tomboy

(ˈtɒmˌbɔɪ)
n
a girl who acts or dresses in a boyish way, liking rough outdoor activities
ˈtomˌboyish adj
ˈtomˌboyishly adv
ˈtomˌboyishness n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

tom•boy

(ˈtɒmˌbɔɪ)

n.
an energetic or awkward girl whose behavior and pursuits are considered typical of boys.
[1585–95]
tom′boy`ish, adj.
tom′boy`ish•ly, adv.
tom′boy`ish•ness, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tomboy - a girl who behaves in a boyish mannertomboy - a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman - a young woman; "a young lady of 18"
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Translations
فَتَاةٌ تَتَشَبَّهُ باِلصِّبيانفَتاة تتشَبَّه بالصِّبْيان في الخُشونَه
klukandarozpustilé děvčeuličnice
drengepigevildkat
poikatyttö
muškobanjast
fiús lány
strákaleg stelpa
おてんば娘
말괄량이
padauža
nebēdne
divoškavetroplach
pojkflicka
เด็กผู้หญิงที่มีพฤติกรรมคล้ายเด็กผู้ชาย
erkek Fatmaerkek gibi kız
cô gái tinh nghịch

tomboy

[ˈtɒmbɔɪ] Nmarimacho m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tomboy

[ˈtɒmbɔɪ] ngarçon m manqué
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tomboy

nWildfang m; she is a real tomboysie ist ein richtiger Junge or Wildfang
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tomboy

[ˈtɒmˌbɔɪ] nmaschiaccio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tomboy

(ˈtomboi) noun
a girl who likes rough games and activities. She's a real tomboy!
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

tomboy

فَتَاةٌ تَتَشَبَّهُ باِلصِّبيان uličnice drengepige Wildfang αγοροκόριτσο marimacho poikatyttö garçon manqué muškobanjast maschiaccio おてんば娘 말괄량이 wildebras guttejente chłopczyca maria-rapaz, menina moleque девчонка-сорванец pojkflicka เด็กผู้หญิงที่มีพฤติกรรมคล้ายเด็กผู้ชาย erkek Fatma cô gái tinh nghịch 男孩般的顽皮姑娘
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Taking best from the horse and pony classes - with 70 Welsh breeders exhibiting - was the nine-year-old chestnut roan cob stallion, Horeb Tom Boy, owned and bred by Richard Rees.
She spent her childhood in North Billerica, MA, and was a vibrant, bright child with red hair, freckles, blue eyes, and was a self proclaimed tom boy. She loved to sketch in pencil or pen, using whatever available scrap of paper she could find.
Her dad claims she is a bit of a Tom Boy and is very accident prone when playing sports (she recently tore ligaments in her hand).
The region knows all about hospitality and can claim a long tradition of providing it, as the first Northumberland Plate was as far back as 1833, when it was won by a horse called Tom Boy.
TOM BOY Scot strokes home the only goal of the game that saw his side go up
I was a bit of a tom boy and always wanted to be doing what my brothers were doing.
She's a tom boy but she dances, plays football with the boys and struts her stuff on the catwalks of Milan thanks to her pushy Australian mother but at the end of the day she follows her heart and that's what I hope to inspire in all of you.
DAME ON: That'll be the Day-Lewis; BY GEORGE: Clooney with Tilda; CHEEKY: Johnny Depp is kissed; TOM BOY: Smacker for Lee Jones
WHEN I was eight my grandmother gave me a sewing box, even though I was a serious tom boy.
DAME ON: That'll be the Day-Lewis; BY GEORGE: Clooney with Tilda; HERE'S JOHNNY: In at the Depp end; TOM BOY: Smacker for Lee Jones