tomboy
The origin and history of tomboy.
Etymology
From "tom" (short for Thomas) plus "boy." First recorded in the mid-1500s describing a boisterous girl, though early citations are ambiguous; the modern meaning was established by the late 1500s.
Class of 1500
tomboy first entered the language around 1500. Other words from the same year:
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