noun
- plural of hoyden; boisterous, ill-behaved girls or women
Usage: somewhat archaic
Examples
- The village hoydens ran through the streets without a care.
- Her grandmother disapproved of the local hoydens and their rough manners.
- The finishing school was meant to transform hoydens into proper young ladies.
- In the novel, the hoydens shocked society with their unconventional behavior.
- The teacher struggled to control the classroom full of hoydens.
- Victorian parents worried about their daughters becoming hoydens.