Dictionary Definition
tyke
Noun
1 a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture
or refinement [syn: peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tike]
2 a young person of either sex; "she writes books
for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term
for youngsters" [syn: child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry,
tiddler, tike, fry, nestling]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /taɪk/
- Rhymes: -aɪk
Translations
a mongrel dog
- Finnish: sekaroituinen koira
a native of Yorkshire
- Finnish: yorkshireläinen
a child, especially a boy
- Finnish: vintiö
Related terms
Extensive Definition
Tyke can refer to:
- A child
- The Yorkshire dialect or a Yorkshireman
- A Mixed-breed dog
- Tyke the elephant, a circus elephant
- Tyke, a character in Tom and Jerry the son of Spike, friend to Jerry and nuisance to Tom.
- Tyke Peacock, an American high jumper