1. a girl who enjoys activities and behaviors typically associated with boys

Examples

• As a tomboy, she preferred playing soccer to playing with dolls.
• Her mother worried that being such a tomboy would make it hard for her to make friends.
• The tomboy climbed trees and built forts with the neighborhood boys.
• She was a tomboy who loved wearing jeans and sneakers instead of dresses.
• Many famous athletes were tomboys in their childhood.
• The tomboy spent her afternoons skateboarding and playing basketball.