tomboy — ozdic

Collocations

4

ADJ.

extreme, growing, little, nerdy, odd

VERB + TOMBOY

bit, like, mix, wonder

TOMBOY + NOUN

fact, heart, she's

PREP.

in, up

Definitions

noun

1

A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner.

His sister, his dearest and only playmate, is a tomboy at heart.

“When you have a little girl like mine who is obsessed with the ocean and giant squids and insect infestations in homes, she’s considered weird or odd or a tomboy when in fact, science and things like that should be considered girly.”

2

A rude, boisterous boy.

3

An immodest or bold woman.

4

A butch lesbian.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a girl who behaves in a boyish manner

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

His sister, his dearest and only playmate, is a tomboy at heart.

Wiktionary

02

“When you have a little girl like mine who is obsessed with the ocean and giant squids and insect infestations in homes, she’s considered weird or odd or a tomboy when in fact, science and things like

Wiktionary

03

My daughter is a tomboy.

Tatoeba · #251951

04

A girl can be a tomboy.

Tatoeba · #873764

05

Mary is a tomboy.

Tatoeba · #1519013

06

Were you a tomboy?

Tatoeba · #5757741

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, tomboy is marked as obsolete, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.