tike
1
8.7
- noun
- /taɪk/
- UK
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- You've, you know, all kind, I mean tikes, you know, all kinds of stuff, right.
- little tike
You've, you know, all kind, I mean tikes, you know, all kinds of stuff, right.
- You've, you know, all kind, I mean tikes, you know, all kinds of stuff, right.
Examples
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Those little tikes always bring joy to our family gatherings.
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Not to mention the interaction with other little tikes.
Blog text (18) -
She has been a huge "Hello Kitty" fan since she was a tike.
Blog text (30) -
He was just a little tike, and his dad reassured him there would be many big fish in his future.
Blog text (1) -
But by "new life," Fred didn't mean new like the two tikes who troubled his sight, both military brats, their mother a Gretchen, their father.
Fiction book (1994) -
When I was a tike, I loved playing outside until it got dark.
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The teacher organized a fun activity for all the little tikes in her class.
Synonyms
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1.0
A young person, usually a child
∞
1.0
A young person who is not yet an adult, often a son or daughter
213
1.0
A child or teenager who is not yet an adult
190
2.8
A person who is not yet an adult by law
15
8.0
A young child who is lively and often naughty
3
9.0
A child or young person in British English
2
9.9
A friendly word people use for a boy or young man
1
9.9
A young boy people call in a warm, friendly way in Jewish families
1
9.9
A very small person, often a child
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7.4
Young children who are not yet adults
A small child who behaves badly, often in a playful way
A very small child
How Young
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word tike comes from an old Norse word tík meaning 'female dog'; people first used it for a small, scruffy dog and then for a mischievous child. So tike can mean a little child who is playful or a bit naughty.