hoydenish

Variant of hoyden

hoyden definition

hoy·den (ho̵id′'n)

noun

a bold, boisterous girl; tomboy

Etymology: Early ModE, a rude fellow < ? Du heiden, akin to OE hæthen, heathen

adjective

bold and boisterous; tomboyish

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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