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tyke

1  [tahyk] ,
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–noun
1. a child, esp. a small boy.
2. any small child.
3. a cur; mongrel.
4. Chiefly Scot. a low, contemptible fellow; boor.
Also, tike.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ON tīk bitch
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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
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tyke also tike   (tīk)   
n.  

  1. A small child, especially a boy.

  2. A mongrel or cur.

  3. Chiefly British A man considered uncouth or mean; a boor.


[Middle English, mongrel, from Old Norse tīk, bitch.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

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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