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What (who) is tyke - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Tykes; Tyke (disambiguation)
Tyke
·noun ·see 2d Tike.
tyke
n.
[Written also Tike.]
1.
Dog, cur, puppy.
2.
Contemptible fellow, cur, puppy.
tyke
(tykes)
You can refer to a child, especially a naughty or playful one, as a tyke when you want to show affection for them. (INFORMAL)
N-COUNT [approval]
Wikipedia
Tyke
Tyke may refer to:
- Tyke (character), an MGM cartoon character in the Tom and Jerry series and the older son of Spike
- Tyke (dialect), an English dialect of Northern England spoken in the English county of Yorkshire
- Tyke (dog), a dog whose ancestry is generally unknown and that has characteristics of two or more types of breeds
- Tyke (elephant), a female circus elephant
- Tyke (given name), an American masculine given name
- Tyke (pigeon), a Second World War homing pigeon which was awarded the Dickin Medal for gallantry in 1943
Examples of use of tyke
1. Yes, the one–time adorable tyke turned teenage titan, and Gandhi.
2. "This calls upon every aspect of what I‘ve been doing since I was a little tyke," Fitzgerald says.
3. A frazzled teenager drags a toddler by the arm, shrilling in disgust upon seeing that the tyke has pooped.
4. Since their series defeat last summer, some of their older lags, briefly discarded, have returned: Jason Gillespie, who has since become an honorary Tyke and a Test double–century maker, Damien Martyn and Mike Kasprowicz.