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Princeton's WordNet
Tykenoun
a native of Yorkshire
peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tikenoun
a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestlingnoun
a young person of either sex
"she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
Wiktionary
tykenoun
A mongrel dog.
tykenoun
A small child, especially a boy.
Tykenoun
a Yorkshireman
Tykenoun
someone connected with Barnsley Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Tykenoun
A dialect, also known as Yorkshire, spoken in the county of Yorkshire.
Etymology: From tík ‘bitch’ (> Norwegian tik).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Tykenoun
Tyke in Scottish still denotes a dog, or one as contemptible and vile as a dog, and from thence perhaps comes teague.
Base tyke, call’st thou me host? now,
By this hand, I swear I scorn the term. William Shakespeare.
ChatGPT
tyke
A tyke is often used to refer to a young child, especially one who is lively or mischievous. It is typically used in an affectionate or informal context. The term can also refer to a small or contemptible person.
Webster Dictionary
Tykenoun
see 2d Tike
Wikidata
Tyke
Tyke was a female circus elephant who on August 20, 1994, in Honolulu, Hawaii, killed her trainer, Allen Campbell, and gored her groomer Dallas Beckwith causing severe injuries during a Circus International performance before hundreds of horrified spectators at the Neal Blaisdell Center. Tyke then bolted from the arena and ran through downtown streets of Kakaako for more than thirty minutes. Police fired 86 shots at Tyke, who eventually collapsed from the wounds and died.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Tyke
See Tike.
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tyek
kyte
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tyke in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tyke in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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