Meaning

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

    His sister, his dearest and only playmate, is a tomboy at heart.

    burschikos, an ihr ist ein Junge verloren gegangen, Wildfang

    паца́нкаpacánka, мужичкаmužička, томбойtomboj

    a girl who behaves in a boyish manner

  2. (Philippines, colloquial)A butch lesbian.

  3. (obsolete)A rude, boisterous boy.

  4. (obsolete)An immodest or bold woman.

Examples

24 sentences
  1. Mary was a tomboy when she was in elementary school.

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  2. Mary was a tomboy growing up and liked to repair cars and tractors.

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  3. Mary was a tomboy.

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  4. My daughter is a tomboy.

    ruМоя дочь - "оторви-голова".

    deMeine Tochter ist ein Wildfang.

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  5. Mary is a tomboy.

    ruМэри - пацанка.

    deMaria ist ein Wildfang.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
girl who acts as a typical boy would:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
girl who acts as a typical boy would:

Forms

plural: tomboys
Singulartomboy
Pluraltomboys

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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