tyke
noun [C] (also tike) /taɪk/Definition
› UK informal a child who behaves badly in a way that is funny rather than serious: Come here, you cheeky little tyke!Children and babies › informal a young childChildren and babies
(Definition of tyke noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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