tyke

tyke
tyke1
/tuyk/, n.
1. a child, esp. a small boy.
2. any small child.
3. a cur; mongrel.
4. Chiefly Scot. a low, contemptible fellow; boor.
Also, tike.
[1350-1400; ME < ON tik bitch]
tyke2
/tuyk/, n.
Australia and New Zealand Informal. a Roman Catholic.
Also, tike.
[1940-45; cf. Ulster E Taig contemptuous term for a Roman Catholic Irishman, archaic E teague derogatory name for an Irishman < Ir Tadhg a common personal name]

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  • tyke — [taık] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: tyke dog (15 21 centuries), from Old Norse tik female dog ] 1.) BrE spoken a child who is behaving badly 2.) AmE informal a small child 3.) BrE informal someone from Yorkshire …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tyke — [ taık ] noun count INFORMAL a small child …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tyke — c.1400, cur, mongrel, from O.N. tik bitch, related to M.L.G. tike. Also applied in Middle English to a low bred or lazy man. The meaning child is from 1902, though it was used in playful reproof from 1894 …   Etymology dictionary

  • tyke — (also tike) ► NOUN 1) informal a small child, especially a mischievous one. 2) a dog, especially a mongrel. 3) Brit. informal a person from Yorkshire. ORIGIN Old Norse, bitch …   English terms dictionary

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  • tyke — Tike Tike, n. [Icel. t[=i]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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tyke — UK [taɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms tyke : singular tyke plural tykes informal a small child who behaves badly …   English dictionary

  • tyke — also tike noun Etymology: Middle English tyke, from Old Norse tīk bitch; akin to Middle Low German tīke bitch Date: 15th century 1. dog; especially an inferior or mongrel dog 2. a. chiefly British a clumsy, churlish, or eccentric person b. a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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