tomboy
noun
an energetic, sometimes boisterous girl whose behavior and pursuits, especially in games and sports, are considered more typical of boys than of girls.
tomboys
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pluralof tomboy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Born 10 years earlier, we would have been called tomboys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
The sisters, who were "tomboys from the time we were little kids", were "constantly reminded we don't fit in," says Alisa.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023
Next, they discuss tomboys, jumping off of a recent New York Times op-ed.
From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2020
It rocked the literary landscape and elevated tomboys to the top of the heroine heap, as Jo March inspired generations of early feminists to be forthright and assertive, and to reject traditional, passive femininity.
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2020
Child as he was, his propensities were too much limited by the bounds of the town-house and garden, and the society of his sisters, one too old and one too young to serve as tomboys.
From The Young Step-Mother by Charlotte Mary Yonge
