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
Miuccia Prada, reigning queen of ambiguities, gave us her take on the physical as political by showing girls dressed as boys dressed as girls dressed as tomboys.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2021
Growing up in Northern California’s Grass Valley, Streicher and her sisters were self-described tomboys who never spent that long getting ready.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2019
I wonder when you'll learn that we are not tomboys any longer and ought to have the things other girls have.
From The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold by Margaret Vandercook
