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Noun: tyke  tIk
Usage: informal
  1. A young person of either sex
    "she writes books for tykes";
    - child, kid [informal], youngster, minor, shaver [informal], nipper [informal], small fry [informal], tiddler [Brit, informal], tike [informal], nestling [informal], wean [UK, Ireland, dialect], kiddy [informal], kiddie [informal]
     
  2. A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
    "He behaved like a tyke at the formal dinner";
    - peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tike [informal]
Noun: Tyke
Usage: UK, informal
  1. A native of Yorkshire
    - Yorkshirewoman, Yorkshireman

Derived forms: tykes

Type of: disagreeable person, English person, juvenile, juvenile person, unpleasant person

Encyclopedia: Tyke