tomboy

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈtɒmbɔɪ/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈtɑmbɔɪ/

Noun

tomboy (plural tomboys)

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

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

   Synonyms: hoyden, ladette, romp

   (with regards to behaviour) Antonyms: girly girl

   (with regards to gender) Antonyms: macho man

   (with regards to gender and behaviour) Antonyms: femboy

2. (Philippines, colloquial) A lesbian.

Translations

• French: garçon manqué, garçonne
• German: burschikos, jungenhaft (both adjectives; if necessary, nominalize or construe with Mädchen); an ihr ist ein Junge verloren gehen; Wildfang (bubbly, rambunctious, wild); Mannsweib (pejorative; rarely of children)
• Italian: maschiaccio
• Portuguese: maria-rapaz
• Russian: паца́нка
• Spanish: marimacha, marimacho, machorra, chicazo, varonera (Argentina, Uruguay)

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