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
- 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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