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Meaning of TIKE

Pronunciation:  tIk

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a young person of either sex (between birth and puberty); "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters"
  2. [n]  a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
 
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 Synonyms: barbarian, boor, child, churl, fry, Goth, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, peasant, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tyke, youngster
 
 See Also: bairn, bambino, buster, changeling, child's body, disagreeable person, foster-child, imp, juvenile, juvenile person, kiddy, monkey, orphan, picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny, preschooler, pupil, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp, schoolchild, silly, sprog, toddler, tot, unpleasant person, urchin, waif, yearling

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Tike\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
    A tick. See 2d {Tick}. [Obs.]
    
  2. \Tike\, n. [Icel. t[=i]k a bitch; akin to Sw. tik.]
    1. A dog; a cur. ``Bobtail tike or trundle-tail.'' --Shak.
    2. A countryman or clown; a boorish person.
    
 
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