tyke

[US]/taɪk/
[UK]/taɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mischievous or impudent child
Word Forms
Pluraltykes

Phrases & Collocations

playful tyke

curious tyke

energetic tyke

Example Sentences

Little tykes play in kindergarten.

is the little tyke up to his tricks again?.

The little tyke ran around the playground with his friends.

She always keeps an eye on the tyke to make sure he's safe.

The tyke's laughter filled the room with joy.

The tyke's curiosity led him to explore the world around him.

The tyke's energy seemed endless as he played all day long.

The tyke's mischievous smile hinted at trouble ahead.

The tyke's innocence was evident in his wide-eyed wonder.

The tyke's tantrum caught everyone's attention in the store.

The tyke's creativity shone through in his imaginative play.

The tyke's bedtime routine included a story and a lullaby.

Real-world Examples

" Little tyke, " chortled Mr. Dursley as he left the house.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Hey, mom. -Oh, there's my little tyke.

Source: Charlie’s Growth Diary Season 3

Hey, turns out when Grandma Rose was a tyke...

Source: Supernatural Season 2

If your child's name immediately makes people think of blood and gore, that's not exactly an auspicious start for the tyke.

Source: The importance of English names.

Two seconds later Harry, heart thudding madly, heard Uncle Vernon coming into the hall, calling, " Dudley must have left his television on again, the little tyke! "

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

" It may be offensive to others. But I shall not desist from voting with him on that account" . Lydgate immediately wrote down " Tyke" .

Source: Middlemarch (Part Two)

" Yes, sir, " he answered, with cheerful alacrity. " I'll run down an' tyke a look over my kit, if you've no objections, sir, to wearin' my things" .

Source: Sea Wolf (Volume 1)

So, if you think you're talented at table tennis, this tyke could turn the table tennis tables on you. Smashing spikes that make the ball spin. Serving returns that make your head spin.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2020 Collection

A brief but still hot discussion followed before each person wrote " Tyke" or " Farebrother" on a piece of paper and slipped it into a glass tumbler; and in the mean time Mr. Bulstrode saw Lydgate enter.

Source: Middlemarch (Part Two)

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