Definition of tomboy
: a girl who behaves in a manner usually considered boyish
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The designs have a little something for every type of gal: the preppy, paisley lover; the hippie, tribal gal; and even the tomboy cutie looking to don some boardshorts all season.
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Meet Max, the steely, sardonic tomboy who skateboards into a haunted Indiana town in the second season of Netflix’s Stranger Things (streaming Friday).
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Predictably, these stylish tomboys were a grave source of worry to parents, educators, physicians and clergymen, who feared that sports and higher education would be ruinous.
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Essential to the reassuring vibe is that the young protagonists are all familiar archetypes: there's the loudmouth, the worrywart, the sensitive fat kid, the tomboy, and the shy boy who assumes the role of group leader.
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Predictably, these stylish tomboys were a grave source of worry to parents, educators, physicians and clergymen, who feared that sports and higher education would be ruinous.
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A tomboy by nature, Basu nonetheless creates frilly masterpieces to please 5-year-old Beatrix, who loves jewelry and dressing up.
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And that found Arya Stark transformed, through tragedy and trauma, from a Lyanna-esque tomboy into a wide-eyed revenge-monster.
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Her transformation from plucky tomboy moppet to bloodthirsty teen beastie is complete.
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First Known Use of tomboy
1566
TOMBOY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of tomboy for English Language Learners
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: a girl who enjoys things that people think are more suited to boys
TOMBOY Defined for Kids
Definition of tomboy for Students
: a girl who enjoys things that some people think are more suited to boys
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