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 Antonyms: (with regards to behaviour) girly girl, (with regards to gender) macho man, (with regards to gender and behaviour) janegirl (obsolete) A rude, boisterous boy. (obsolete) An immodest or bold woman. (Philippines, colloquial) A butch lesbian. ==== Descendants ==== → Bikol Central: tomboy → Cebuano: 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 == Bikol Central == === 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 ==== == 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 == 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 butch; lesbian Synonyms: tibo, lesbiyana, lesbiya, (slang) leslie, (slang) shiboli, (slang) tiboom, (slang) T-bird