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[tahyk] 
,–noun
| 1. | a child, esp. a small boy. |
| 2. | any small child. |
| 3. | a cur; mongrel. |
| 4. | Chiefly Scot. a low, contemptible fellow; boor. |
tyke
2 [tahyk] –noun
| Australia and New Zealand Informal. a Roman Catholic. |
Also, tike.
Origin:
1940–45; cf. Ulster E Taig contemptuous term for a Roman Catholic Irishman, archaic E teague derogatory name for an Irishman < Ir Tadhg a common personal name
1940–45; cf. Ulster E Taig contemptuous term for a Roman Catholic Irishman, archaic E teague derogatory name for an Irishman < Ir Tadhg a common personal name
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| tyke also tike (tīk) n.
[Middle English, mongrel, from Old Norse tīk, bitch.] |
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Tyke
Tyke\, n. See 2d Tike.
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tyke
c.1400, "cur, mongrel," from O.N. tik "bitch," related to M.L.G. tike. Also applied to a low-bred or lazy man. The meaning "child" is from 1902, though it was used in playful reproof from 1894.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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