tike

noun

1. a child, especially a small boy.
2. any small child.
3. a cur; mongrel.
4. Chiefly Scot. a low, contemptible fellow; boor.

noun

1. Australia and New Zealand Informal. a Roman Catholic.

noun

1. a variant spelling of tyke

noun

1. a dog, esp a mongrel
2. informal a small or cheeky child: used esp in affectionate reproof
3. British dialect a rough ill-mannered person
4. Also called: Yorkshire tyke British slang, often offensive a person from Yorkshire
5. Australian slang, offensive a Roman Catholic

n.c.1400, “cur, mongrel,” from Old Norse tik “bitch,” related to Middle Low German tike. Also applied in Middle English to a low-bred or lazy man. The meaning “child” is from 1902, though it was used in playful reproof from 1894.