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Tomboy

noun/tˈɑːmbɔɪ/
Definition
a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/tˈɑːmbɔɪ/
🇬🇧British English
/tˈɒmbɔɪ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/tˈɒmbɔɪ/
2 syllables Say it as /tˈɑːmbɔɪ/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Wildfang
ein Mädchen, das sich jungenhaft verhält
🇫🇷French
garçon manqué
une fille qui se comporte de manière enfantine
🇪🇸Spanish
chica poco femenina
una chica que se comporta de manera juvenil
🇮🇹Italian
maschiaccio
una ragazza che si comporta in modo da ragazzo
🇳🇱Dutch
wildzang
een meisje dat zich jongensachtig gedraagt
🇵🇹Portuguese
moleca
uma garota que se comporta de maneira infantil
🇷🇺Russian
сорванец
девочка, которая ведет себя по-мальчишески
India
🇮🇳Hindi
टॉमबॉय
एक लड़की जो लड़कों जैसा व्यवहार करती है
🇧🇩Bengali
টমবয়
একটি মেয়ে যে একটি ছেলেসুলভ আচরণ করে
🇮🇳Tamil
டாம்பாய்
ஆண்பிள்ளைத்தனமாக நடந்து கொள்ளும் பெண்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆడపిల్ల
అబ్బాయిలా ప్రవర్తించే అమ్మాయి
🇮🇳Marathi
टॉमबॉय
एक मुलगी जी मुलासारखे वागते
🇮🇳Gujarati
ટોમબોય
એક છોકરી જે છોકરા જેવું વર્તન કરે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಟಾಮ್ಬಾಯ್
ಹುಡುಗನ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವರ್ತಿಸುವ ಹುಡುಗಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ടോംബോയ്
ആൺകുട്ടിയായി പെരുമാറുന്ന ഒരു പെൺകുട്ടി
🇵🇰Urdu
ٹمبائے
ایک لڑکی جو لڑکوں جیسا سلوک کرتی ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
假小子
行为举止像男孩一样的女孩
🇯🇵Japanese
おてんば娘
ボーイッシュな態度を取る女の子
🇰🇷Korean
말괄량이
남자다운 행동을 하는 소녀
🇹🇭Thai
ทอมบอย
เด็กผู้หญิงที่ประพฤติตัวเป็นเด็ก
🇮🇩Indonesian
tomboi
seorang gadis yang berperilaku kekanak-kanakan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الفتاة المسترجلة
الفتاة التي تتصرف بطريقة صبيانية
🇮🇷Persian
پسر بچه
دختری که رفتار پسرانه دارد
🇹🇷Turkish
erkek fatma
çocuksu davranışlar sergileyen bir kız
🇮🇱Hebrew
טמבוי
ילדה שמתנהגת בצורה נערי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'tomboy'?
The primary meaning of 'tomboy' is 'a girl who behaves in a boyish manner'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tomboy' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'tomboy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'tomboy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'tomboy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'tomboy' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'tomboy' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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