tyke
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tyke /taɪk/ noun [countable] 1. British English spokenBEHAVE a child who is behaving badly 淘气的孩子，小淘气2. American English informalCHILD a small child 小孩子3. British English informalSA someone from Yorkshire 约克郡人
Examples from the Corpus
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”tyke nounChinese
Corpus badly a behaving is child who
tyke
tyke /taɪk/
noun [countable]
2. American English informal a small child
3. British English informal someone from Yorkshire
tyke /taɪk/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: tyke 'dog' (15-21 centuries), from Old Norse tik 'female dog'
1. British English spoken a child who is behaving badlyOrigin: tyke 'dog' (15-21 centuries), from Old Norse tik 'female dog'
2. American English informal a small child
3. British English informal someone from Yorkshire