Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small child, especially a boy.
- noun A mongrel or cur.
- noun Chiefly British A man considered uncouth or mean; a boor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Au obsolete form of ti ck.
- noun See
tike .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See 2d
tike . - noun a small child.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun dialectal A mongrel
dog . - noun slang A small
child , especially a boy.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
- noun a young person of either sex
- noun a native of Yorkshire
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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If your tyke is still too young for those, try these adorable hat & booties sets.
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Just found out that my favorite fantasy series when I was a tyke is coming to the big American screen, and Ian McShane plays Merriman Lyon!
SeeLight: 2007
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Just found out that my favorite fantasy series when I was a tyke is coming to the big American screen, and Ian McShane plays Merriman Lyon!
Squeee! to the max 2007
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This adorable little tyke is the newest addition to the scrubbles store.
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This adorable little tyke is the newest addition to the scrubbles store.
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Still the tyke is a simple troll with a simple msg of hate.
unknown title 2009
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My tyke is my teacher, even during stressful times and situations.
The Partial Observer 2009
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My tyke is my teacher and he delivers these lessons for me to learn night or day; at home or even on vacation.
The Partial Observer 2009
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Still the tyke is a simple troll with a simple msg of hate.
unknown title 2009
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"tyke" of a doggie -- a biography which had so lived in my recollection that when a queer little fluffy dumpling of a puppy was given me I could not help giving it the old familiar name, little knowing how aptly true the name would prove to be in after years.
Wild Nature Won By Kindness Elizabeth Brightwen
brtom commented on the word tyke
"Who owns the bleeding tyke?" Joyce, Ulysses, 15
January 1, 2008