Child and Tomboy

Child

Child noun - A young person who is between infancy and adulthood.
Usage example: an imaginative animated film that appeals to adults as well as to children

Tomboy and child are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tomboy" instead a noun "Child".

Tomboy

Tomboy noun - A girl who behaves in a boyish manner.
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Child and tomboy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Child" instead a noun "Tomboy".

Both words in one sentence

  • Used to Be a Tomboy In The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes story "The Noble Bachelor," Hatty Doran is mentioned to have been a tomboy who liked to explore the California wilderness as a child.
  • Used to Be a Tomboy In Astérix Vs Caesar Asterix mentions in passing that the beautiful feminine Panacea used to be quite the tomboy as a child.
  • Film / The Parent Trap Tomboy and Girly Girl: Sharon is a girly girl, having been raised as a child of Boston high society; Susan is the tomboy.
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