hoyden
noun
a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy.
hoydenishness
-
a word derived from
hoyden.
Example Sentences
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Yet I must resolutely deny that any sort of hoydenishness or indecorum is an especial characteristic of radicals, or even "provincials," as a class.
From Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
