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The Tomboy, 1873 painting by John George Brown. The word "tomboy" is a compound word which combines "tom" with "boy". Though this word is now used to refer to "boy-like girls", the etymology suggests the meaning of tomboy has changed drastically over time.
Effeminate comes from Latin effeminātus, from the factitive prefix ex-(from ex 'out') and femina 'woman'; it means 'made feminine, emasculated, weakened'.. Other vernacular words for effeminacy include: pansy, nelly, pretty boy, nancy boy, girly boy, molly, sissy, pussy, tomgirl, femboy, [4] roseboy, baby, and girl (when applied to a boy or, especially, adult man).
Tomo Aizawa (相沢 智, Aizawa Tomo) Voiced by: Rie Takahashi [3] (Japanese); Lexi Nieto [4] [a] (English) Tomo is a tomboy who excels in combat sports. She is deeply in love with her childhood friend Junichiro, even though she struggles to win his heart.
Character Title Year Actor Notes Addie Pray (née Loggins) Paper Moon: 1973 Tatum O'Neal: A tomboyish nine-year-old girl [23] who a con man, Moses Pray, claims is his daughter, and delivers her to her aunt's home in Missouri, later joining him in his con schemes.
emember "Rumplestiltskin"? An impish man offers to help a girl with the . impossible chore she's been tasked with: spinning heaps of straw into gold. It's a story that's likely to give independent women the jitters; living beholden to a demanding king and a conniving mythical creature is no one's idea of romance.
A femboy. Femboy (/ ˈ f ɛ m b ɔɪ / ⓘ) is a slang term that refers to males, usually cisgender, who express themselves with traditionally feminine behaviours, or—especially in the variant spelling femboi—to LGBTQ people of any gender identity who affect a "soft" masculine look. [1]
Otokonoko (男の娘, "male daughter" or "male girl", also pronounced as otoko no musume) is a Japanese term for men who have a culturally feminine gender expression. [1] [2] This includes, among others, males with feminine appearances, or those cross-dressing.
Move over, Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity ...