tomboy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Translations 2 Filipino 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Synonyms

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[edit] Etymology

First attested in 1553 when it originally meant a “boisterous boy”, later in 1579 when it came to mean an “immodest woman”, and then finally in 1592 it developed its modern meaning of a “girl who acts like a boy”; from Tom, familiar form of Thomas + boy, “male child”.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈtɒmbɔɪ/

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

tomboy (plural tomboys)

1. A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner.

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• girly girl

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[edit] Filipino

[edit] Etymology

English tomboy.

[edit] Noun

tomboy

1. (colloquial) A boyish girl.
2. (colloquial) Lesbian.

[edit] Synonyms

• tibo