Tomboy (1985 film)
WordNet
noun
(1) A girl who behaves in a boyish manner
WiktionaryText
Etymology
First attested in 1553 when it originally meant a “boisterous boy”, later in 1579 when it came to mean an “immodest woman”, and then finally in 1592 it developed its modern meaning of a “girl who acts like a boy”; from Tom, familiar form of Thomas + boy, “male child”.
Synonyms
- t-bird
Noun
- A boyish girl.
- Lesbian.