: a girl who behaves in a manner usually considered boyish
tomboyishness
noun
Examples of tomboy in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
This is a role that requires her to be a tough rebellious tomboy in one scene and sport a posh accent and fancy dress in another; to balance action comedy with moments of genuine fear and heartbreaking tragedy.
—
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Apr. 2024
Channeling the Peanuts comic strip, Mafalda is an intellectually precious, rebellious tomboy who regularly confronts her rather bewildered parents, questioning traditional social hierarchies and gender roles.
—Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
Bailey is more of a tomboy, favoring sneakers, shorts, practical zip-up jackets.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 17 May 2024
Their youngest daughter, Mary, Haaland’s mother, was a tomboy who kept score for the Winslow Redskins, a baseball team her father started.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for tomboy 
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Apr. 2024
Channeling the Peanuts comic strip, Mafalda is an intellectually precious, rebellious tomboy who regularly confronts her rather bewildered parents, questioning traditional social hierarchies and gender roles.
—Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
Bailey is more of a tomboy, favoring sneakers, shorts, practical zip-up jackets.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 17 May 2024
Their youngest daughter, Mary, Haaland’s mother, was a tomboy who kept score for the Winslow Redskins, a baseball team her father started.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for tomboy
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'tomboy.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near tomboy
Cite this Entry
“Tomboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tomboy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share