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Androgynous vs Tomboy - What's the difference?

androgynous | tomboy |

As an adjective androgynous

is possessing the sex organs of both sexes.

As a noun tomboy is

a girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner.

androgynous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Possessing the sex organs of both sexes.
  • Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex.
    • Names like Pat, Terry and Jean are androgynous because they can be given to babies of either gender.
  • Possessing qualities of both sexes.
  • * Owen
    • The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous .

    Related terms

    * androgyne * androgyny

    See also

    * genderqueer * gender bender * hermaphroditic * intersex * shehe

    tomboy

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner.

    • Antonyms

    * girly girl

    Synonyms

    * hoyden * romp * t-bird

    External links

    * (wikipedia "tomboy") ----