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tyke

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/taɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/taɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tīk)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
tyke1 or tike /taɪk/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a child, esp. a small boy.
  2. any small child.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tyke1 (tīk),USA pronunciation 
  1. a child, esp. a small boy.
  2. any small child.
  3. a cur;
    mongrel.
  4. Scottish Terms[Chiefly Scot.]a low, contemptible fellow;
    boor.
Also, tike. 
  • Old Norse tīk bitch
  • Middle English 1350–1400

tyke2  (tīk),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. British Terms[Australia and New Zealand Informal.]a Roman Catholic.
Also, tike. 
  • Irish Tadhg a common personal name
  • compare Ulster English Taig contemptuous term for a Roman Catholic Irishman, archaic English teague derogatory name for an Irishman 1940–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tyke, tike /taɪk/ n
  1. a dog, esp a mongrel
  2. informal a small or cheeky child: used esp in affectionate reproof
  3. Brit dialect a rough ill-mannered person
  4. Also called: Yorkshire tyke Brit slang often offensive a person from Yorkshire
  5. Austral offensive slang a Roman Catholic
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old Norse tīk bitch
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