tomboy

tomboy
tomboyish, adj.tomboyishly, adv.tomboyishness, n.
/tom"boy'/, n.
an energetic, sometimes boisterous girl whose behavior and pursuits, esp. in games and sports, are considered more typical of boys than of girls.
[1545-55; TOM + BOY]

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