From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtyketyke /taɪk/ noun [countable] 1 British English spokenBEHAVE a child who is behaving badly2 American English informalCHILD a small child3 British English informalSA someone from Yorkshire
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tyke• I had a party as a tyke.• He was a ghastly little tyke, but it is quite awful that he's dead.• I put the phone down on the greedy little tyke.• Oh, dear, poor little tyke.Origin tyke (1800-1900) tyke “dog” ((15-21 centuries)), from Old Norse tik “female dog” 