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adj
Like a hoyden: high-spirited and boisterous; saucy, tomboyish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A rude, uncultured or rowdy girl or woman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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verb
To behave in a hoydenish manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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noun
a girl who behaves in a boyish manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tomboy, romp
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Broader terms: girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille
History
Probably from Middle Dutch heyden (“heathen, gypsy”), heidin (Modern Dutch heiden).
