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tyke definition

tyke (tīk)

noun

  1. Informal a small child
  2. Brit.
    1. a dog, esp. a mongrel
    2. Dialectal a boor

Etymology: ME tike < ON tik, a bitch < IE base *digh-, goat > OE ticcen, a kid

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