TYKE

child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling

(noun) a young person of either sex; “she writes books for children”; “they’re just kids”; “‘tiddler’ is a British term for youngster”

peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike

(noun) a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement

Tyke

(noun) a native of Yorkshire

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Perhaps a derogatory nickname from Old Norse tík, 'bitch, female dog' (compare English tyke, Icelandic tík). Less likely to be from Old Norse Þýzkr, 'of one's nation' or an Old English cognate (compare German deutsch, Swedish tysk).

Proper noun

Tyke

A dialect, also known as Yorkshire, spoken in the county of Yorkshire.

Noun

Tyke (plural Tykes)

(UK, informal) a Yorkshireman or Yorkshirewoman; a Yorkshire person

(slang, football) someone connected with Barnsley Football Club, as a fan, player, coach, etc.

Anagrams

• Kyte, kyte, tyek

Etymology

Noun

tyke (plural tykes)

(dialectal) A mongrel dog.

(colloquial) A small child, especially a cheeky or mischievous one

(Canadian) An initiation level of sports competition for young children

(dated, chiefly, British) A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement

(UK, informal) A person from Yorkshire; a Yorkshireman or Yorkshirewoman

(Australian, NZ, informal, derogatory) A Roman Catholic

Synonyms

• (mongrel dog): mongrel, mutt

• (slang: small child): ankle-biter, nipper, tot

Anagrams

• Kyte, kyte, tyek

Source: Wiktionary


Tyke, n.

Definition: See 2d Tike.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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