tomboy

== English == === Alternative forms === tom boy === Etymology === From tom +‎ boy. First attested in Ralph Roister Doister (published 1567, written circa 1552), where it is used to describe a boisterous girl; the OED says the citation is however "generally taken" to mean a boisterous boy, and says that a use in The Old Law (published 1656, thought to have been written circa 1599) "certainly" means a boy: "must young court-tits / play tomboys' tricks with her?" By 1579 it was attested in the meaning "an immodest woman", and by no later than 1592 it had developed its modern meaning of a “girl who acts like a boy”. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɒm.bɔɪ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɑm.bɔɪ/ Rhymes: -ɒmbɔɪ === Noun === tomboy (plural tomboys) A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner. Synonyms: hoyden, ladette, romp, bruh girl Antonyms: (with regards to behaviour) girly girl, (with regards to gender and behaviour) janegirl, (with regards to gender and behaviour but also the opposite sex and with the dynamic reverse) femboy (obsolete) A rude, boisterous boy. (obsolete) An immodest or bold woman. (Philippines, colloquial) A butch lesbian. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: tomboy → Central Bikol: tomboy → Spanish: tomboy → Tagalog: tomboy ==== Translations ==== === See also === tomgirl === References === Why Calling Someone A "Tomboy" Is Problematic, Sebastian Zulch, May 4, 2015, Bustle magazine. === Further reading === tomboy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Cebuano == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tomboy. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: tom‧boy IPA(key): /ˈtomboj/ [ˈt̪om.boɪ̯] === Noun === tomboy tomboy (a girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner) a lesbian; butch 2018 — Pareja, Gerard, Shodi SOGIE? (11 February), Salins Hulbot, Opinion, Cebu Daily News == Central Bikol == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tomboy. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: tom‧boy IPA(key): /ˈtomboj/ [ˈtom.boɪ̯] === Noun === tómbóy a girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner (colloquial) a lesbian; butch Synonyms: tibo, papanay ==== See also ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tomboy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɔm.bɔj/ === Noun === tomboy m or f (plural tomboys) A girl or woman with a masculine appearance and taste in clothing. == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English tomboy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tomˈboi/ [t̪õmˈboi̯] Rhymes: -oi Syllabification: tom‧boy === Noun === tomboy f (plural tomboys) tomboy (a boyish girl or woman) == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tomboy. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtomboj/ [ˈt̪om.boɪ̯] Rhymes: -omboj Syllabification: tom‧boy === Noun === tomboy (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜋ᜔ᜊᜓᜌ᜔) (colloquial) tomboy; boyish girl Synonyms: binalaki, binalalaki, marimatso, lalakinin, amasona, (back slang) yobmot butch; lesbian Synonyms: tibo, lesbiyana, lesbiya, (slang) leslie, (slang) shiboli, (slang) tiboom, (slang) T-bird, (back slang) yobmot, (slang) pompiyang ==== Derived terms ====