tyke

3 definitions found

tyke - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tike \Tike\, n. [Icel. t[imac]k a bitch; akin to Sw. tik.]
     1. A dog; a cur. "Bobtail tike or trundle-tail." --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A countryman or clown; a boorish, clumsy, or eccentric
        person; -- also spelled tyke.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     3. a small child; -- variant of tyke.
        [PJC]

  Tyke \Tyke\, n.
     1. See 2d Tike.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. a small child.
        [PJC]

tyke - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Tyke
      n 1: a native of Yorkshire
      2: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
         [syn: peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth,
         tyke, tike]
      3: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for
         children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term
         for youngster" [syn: child, kid, youngster, minor,
         shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke,
         fry, nestling]