Synonyms for tyke

Grammar : Noun

Spell : tahyk

Phonetic Transcription : taɪk

Définition of tyke

Origin : c.1400, "cur, mongrel," from Old Norse tik "bitch," related to Middle Low German tike. Also applied in Middle English to a low-bred or lazy man. The meaning "child" is from 1902, though it was used in playful reproof from 1894.

noun small child

Example sentences :

You're in Bermondsey, mister, an' if you tyke my advice you'll go 'ome an' sty 'ome.
Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine

If I tyke it I want to feel it is syme as my very own and do my dooty by it, pore thing!
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

"And down't you tyke on so, Lidjer," said the husband, and they looked as if they were about to embrace.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

Naow, I'll styke my reputation on somethin', you tyke it dahn word for word.
Extract from : « The Foundations (Fourth Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy

And what d'yo' think o' that, Mr. M'Adam, for a wunnerfu' story of a wunnerfu' tyke?
Extract from : « Bob, Son of Battle » by Alfred Ollivant

"Well, if she can sit I'll tyke to bookkeeping," said my model.
Extract from : « Some Short Stories » by Henry James

All the same, if that tyke hadn't jeered at me for parlour tricks!
Extract from : « Loyalties (Fifth Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy

"An' tyke it frum me, I does pinch 'em too," he added, stopping in front of me again.
Extract from : « Stories of the Ships » by Lewis R. Freeman

But Tyke had a poor listener that night, though he never knew it.
Extract from : « Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City » by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

"Maybe y' got something else he'll tyke for th' price," suggested Sydney.
Extract from : « Where the Pavement Ends » by John Russell

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