tomboy
[tom-boi]
noun
an energetic, sometimes boisterous girl whose behavior and pursuits, especially in games and sports, are considered more typical of boys than of girls.
Origin of tomboy
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Would she be fair or dark, and would her ways be gentle or tomboyish?
The Love Story of Abner StoneEdwin Carlile Litsey
You can't keep up such a tomboyish trick all your life, and now is a good time to begin, I think.
We TenLyda Farrington Kraus
She was not a pretty girl, but was a tremendously healthy one--strong, well developed, and tomboyish in her activities.
The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red CrossGertrude W. Morrison
She has dropped that hoydenish, tomboyish manner that was so offensive when she returned from the ranch.
Blue Bonnet in BostonCaroline E. Jacobs
She was not particularly drawn to merry, tomboyish Sahwah, because she was not musical, although they got along.
The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and PranksHildegard G. Frey
tomboy
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