Tyke — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a native of Yorkshire

a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈaɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈaɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈaɪk/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈaɪk/.

Examples

she writes books for children
they're just kids
`tiddler' is a British term for youngster

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

child Goth nipper boor barbarian shaver peasant minor small fry kid tike youngster tiddler churl fry nestling

Parts of Speech

noun	a native of Yorkshire
noun	a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
noun	a young person of either sex “she writes books for children”

Word Forms

barbarian	adjective	without civilizing influences; ; ; ; -Margaret Meade
childly	adjective	befitting a young child
childhood	noun	the time of person's life when they are a child

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kerl

stammt aus Yorkshire

🇫🇷French

chien bâtard

originaire du Yorkshire

🇪🇸Spanish

perro de calle

un nativo de yorkshire

🇮🇹Italian

tipo

originario dello Yorkshire

🇳🇱Dutch

soort

een inwoner van Yorkshire

🇵🇹Portuguese

garoto

natural de Yorkshire

🇷🇺Russian

парень

уроженец Йоркшира

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दोग़ला कुत्ता

यॉर्कशायर का मूल निवासी

🇧🇩Bengali

টাইক

ইয়র্কশায়ারের বাসিন্দা

🇮🇳Tamil

டைக்

யார்க்ஷயர் பகுதியைச் சேர்ந்தவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

టైక్

యార్క్‌షైర్‌కు చెందిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

टायक

मूळचा यॉर्कशायरचा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટાઈક

યોર્કશાયરનો વતની

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟೈಕ್

ಯಾರ್ಕ್‌ಷೈರ್‌ನ ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടൈക്ക്

യോർക്ക്ഷയർ സ്വദേശി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਾਇਕ

ਯੌਰਕਸ਼ਾਇਰ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਜੱਦੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹائک

یارکشائر کا رہنے والا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

泰克

约克郡人

🇯🇵Japanese

タイク

ヨークシャー出身

🇰🇷Korean

아이

요크셔 출신

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thằng khốn nạn

một người gốc Yorkshire

🇹🇭Thai

ไทค์

เป็นชาวยอร์กเชียร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

anjing kampung

penduduk asli Yorkshire

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

تایک

اهل یورکشایر

🇹🇷Turkish

işte

Yorkshire yerlisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

זַאֲטוּט

יליד יורקשייר

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The primary meaning of 'tyke' is 'a native of Yorkshire'.

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