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tyke
(redirected from Yorkshire tykes)

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tyke also tike  (tk)
n.
1. A small child, especially a boy.
2. A mongrel or cur.
3. Chiefly British A man considered uncouth or mean; a boor.

[Middle English, mongrel, from Old Norse tk, bitch.]

tyke, tike [taɪk]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) Austral slang offensive a Roman Catholic
[from Old Norse tīk bitch]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Tyke - a native of Yorkshire
English person - a native or inhabitant of England
2.tyke - a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinementtyke - a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
3.tyke - a young person of either sextyke - a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
child's body - the body of a human child
juvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developed
bairn - a child: son or daughter
buster - a robust child
changeling - a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child - a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy"
foster child, foster-child, fosterling - a child who is raised by foster parents
scamp, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag - one who is playfully mischievous
kiddy - a young child
orphan - a child who has lost both parents
peanut - a young child who is small for his age
picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
poster child - a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes; "she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy"
kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler - a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten
silly - a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly"
sprog - a child
bambino, toddler, yearling, tot - a young child
urchin - poor and often mischievous city child
street child, waif - a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive"
Translations
tyke [taɪk] N
1. (= child) → chiquillo m; (= dog) → perro m de la calle
you little tyke!¡tunante!
2. (Brit) (pej) (also Yorkshire tyke) → hombre m de Yorkshire
tyke
n
(= dog)Köter m
(inf: = child) → Lausbub m


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