from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
tike
n 1: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or
refinement [syn: {peasant}, {barbarian}, {boor}, {churl},
{Goth}, {tyke}, {tike}]
2: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for
children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term
for youngster" [syn: {child}, {kid}, {youngster}, {minor},
{shaver}, {nipper}, {small fry}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {tyke},
{fry}, {nestling}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]