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ˈhɔɪd nhoy·den

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tomboy, romp, hoydennoun

    a girl who behaves in a boyish manner

Wiktionary

  1. hoydennoun

    A rude, uncultured or rowdy girl or woman.

  2. hoydenadjective

    Like a hoyden: high-spirited and boisterous; saucy, tomboyish.

  3. Etymology: Probably from Middle Dutch heiden, from Germanic heidano ‘heathen, gypsy’.

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  1. hoyden

    A hoyden is a girl or woman who is boisterous, carefree, or tomboyish in her behavior and attitude. It often refers to a woman who behaves in a manner that is considered unladylike or unconventional.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hoydennoun

    same as Hoiden

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Hoyden

    Hoiden, hoi′den, n. a tomboy, a romp. [Old Dut. heyden, a heathen, a gipsy, heyde, heath.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hoyden in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hoyden in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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