Tike

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tike \Tike\, n. (Zool.)
     A tick. See 2d {Tick}. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Tike \Tike\, n. [Icel. t[imac]k a bitch; akin to Sw. tik.]
     1. A dog; a cur. "Bobtail tike or trundle-tail." --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A countryman or clown; a boorish, clumsy, or eccentric
        person; -- also spelled {tyke}.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     3. a small child; -- variant of {tyke}.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tike
       n 1: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or
            refinement [syn: {peasant}, {barbarian}, {boor}, {churl},
             {Goth}, {tyke}]
       2: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for
          children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British
          term for youngsters" [syn: {child}, {kid}, {youngster}, {minor},
           {shaver}, {nipper}, {small fry}, {tiddler}, {tyke}, {fry},
           {nestling}]