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TYKE definition: 1. a young child: 2. a child who behaves badly in a way that is funny rather than serious: 3. a…. Learn more.
- Znaczenie Tyke, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
tyke definicja: 1. a young child: 2. a child who behaves...
- English (US)
TYKE meaning: 1. a young child: 2. a child who behaves badly...
- Tyke in Traditional Chinese
TYKE translate: 小孩子, 調皮鬼，小淘氣, 來自英國約克郡的人. Learn more in the...
- Tyke in Simplified Chinese
TYKE translate: 小孩子, 调皮鬼，小淘气, 来自英国约克郡的人. Learn more in the...
- Znaczenie Tyke, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
1. a. : a small child. b. chiefly British : a clumsy, churlish, or eccentric person. 2. : dog. especially : an inferior or mongrel dog. Synonyms. canine. doggy. doggie. hound. pooch. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of tyke in a Sentence. adopted a lovable tyke from the local animal shelter.
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun tyke. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in northern English regional dialect and Scottish English. tyke is considered offensive.
A tyke is a child, especially a small one. A nursery school is full of tykes. Little kids are a handful, as all parents and teachers know. Maybe that's why there are some slangy words for them, such as rugrat and tyke.
The word is usually aimed at a child or dog who is cheeky or mischievous; a 'dirty little tyke' would imply they had come home with muddy clothes or feet, from playing outside all day and probably getting up to mischief.
- As OED says, tyke originally came from Old Norse tík - female dog, bitch . It's not exclusively reserved for Geordies (or people from Newcastle), b...
- Im Yorkshire born and bred, the term tyke used to describe a yorkshire born and bred person is due to this :- Yorkshire people are called tykes to...
- I have a feeling that a Yorkshirewman or woman usseing the word tyke . is rfering to someanother town or city inside yourkshire. im from east yourk...
1. a dog, esp a mongrel. 2. informal. a small or cheeky child: used esp in affectionate reproof. 3. British dialect. a rough ill-mannered person. 4. Also called: Yorkshire tyke British slang, often offensive.
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TYKE meaning: 1 : a small child; 2 : a person from Yorkshire.
