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tyke

noun \ˈtīk\

: a small child

: a person from Yorkshire

Full Definition of TYKE

1
:  dog; especially :  an inferior or mongrel dog
2
a chiefly British :  a clumsy, churlish, or eccentric person
b :  a small child
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Variants of TYKE

tyke also tike \ˈtīk\
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Origin of TYKE

Middle English tyke, from Old Norse tīk bitch; akin to Middle Low German tīke bitch
First Known Use: 15th century

Related to TYKE

Synonyms
canine, doggy (or doggie), hound, pooch, dog (also tike)

Rhymes with TYKE

bike, dike, fyke, haik, hike, like, mike, pike, psych, shrike, sike, spike, strike, trike

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