late 14c., "cur, mongrel," from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse tik "bitch," from Proto-Germanic *tikk- (cognates: Middle Low German tike). Also applied in Middle English to a low-bred or lazy man. The meaning "child" is from 1902, though the word was used in playful reproof from 1894. As a nickname for a Yorkshireman, from c. 1700; "Perhaps originally opprobrious; but now accepted and owned" [OED].
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1. Little tyke fell asleep as we were flying over Bristol.
小家伙一飞到布里斯托就睡了.来自互联网
2. Little tyke fell asleep just as we were flying over Bristol.
我们飞到布里斯托尔的时候,这小家伙就睡着了.来自互联网
3. He was a gash an'faithful tyke.
他是一位聪明忠诚的村夫.来自互联网
4. A group of Australian words such as abo ( aborigine ) or tyke ( Catholic ) display a degree of intolerance ( Leonard Santorelli )