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 tĂ­k, 'bitch, female dog' (compare English tyke, Icelandic tĂ­k). Less likely to be from Old Norse ĂŸĂœzkr, '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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