Hoyden

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hoiden \Hoi"den\, n. [OE. hoydon a lout, rustic, OD. heyden a
     heathen, gypsy, vagabond, D. heiden, fr. OD. heyde heath, D.
     heide. See {Heathen}, {Heath}.] [Written also {hoyden}.]
     1. A rude, clownish youth. [Obs.] --Milton.
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     2. A rude, bold girl; a romp. --H. Kingsley.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hoyden \Hoy"den\, n.
     Same as {Hoiden}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hoyden
       adj : used of boisterous girls [syn: {hoyden(a)}, {hoydenish}, {tomboyish}]
       n : a girl who behaves in a boyish manner [syn: {tomboy}, {romp}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "hoyden":
     amazon, androgyne, babe, baby, broad, butch, chick, colleen, cutie,
     dame, damoiselle, damsel, demoiselle, doll, dyke, filly, frail,
     gal, gamine, girl, girlie, heifer, jeune fille, jill, junior miss,
     lass, lassie, lesbian, little missy, mademoiselle, maid, maiden,
     miss, missy, nymphet, piece, romp, schoolgirl, schoolmaid,
     schoolmiss, skirt, slip, subdeb, subdebutante, subteen, subteener,
     teenybopper, tomato, tomboy, virago, virgin, wench, young creature,
     young thing