hoyden
noun
hoy·den ˈhȯi-dᵊn 
: a girl or woman of saucy, boisterous, or carefree behavior
hoydenish
ˈhȯi-dᵊn-ish
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Rudeness is of course still frowned upon, and sometimes hoydens behaved in ways that are rude by today’s standards – a girl who pushed another out of her seat at school was a hoyden in 1865. 
Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2018
Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2018 Word History
Etymology
perhaps from obsolete Dutch heiden country lout, from Middle Dutch, heathen; akin to Old English hǣthen heathen
First Known Use
1676, in the meaning defined above
hoyden
noun
as in tomboy
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- tomboy
- pixie
- pixy
- romp
- gamine
- lass
- teenybopper
- schoolgirl
- bobby-soxer
- snip
- lassie
- missy
- filly
- sheila
- girl
- junior miss
- nymph
- subdebutante
- miss
