| 单词 | tyke |
| 释义 | tyke (once / 27487 pages) n A tyke is a child, especially a small one. A nursery school is full of tykes. Little kids are a handful, as all parents and teachers know. Maybe that's why there are some slangy words for them, such as rugrat and tyke. Tyke is a very informal word: a letter from the principal wouldn't call a kid a tyke. However, an uncle or friend of the family might say, "How are you tykes doing?" This word is a little old-fashioned, but it's still used. WORD FAMILYtyke: tykes USAGE EXAMPLESBut when you play with young children, the tyke has to lead and you have to follow. Time(Nov 08, 2016) Double check our restaurant schedule, load your tykes into the minivan, and head to one of these nine spots with free kids meals. US News(Sep 26, 2016) We hadn’t seen anything of her since we were tykes. Richard Peck, A Long Way from Chicago(1998) 1n a young person of either sex Syn|Hypo|Hyper child, fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, youngster bairn a child: son or daughter bustera robust child changelinga child secretly exchanged for another in infancy child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder childa prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age foster child, foster-child, fosterlinga child who is raised by foster parents imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scampone who is playfully mischievous kiddya young child orphana child who has lost both parents peanuta young child who is small for his age poster childa child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes kindergartener, kindergartner, preschoolera child who attends a preschool or kindergarten sillya word used for misbehaving children sproga child bambino, toddler, tot, yearlinga young child urchinpoor and often mischievous city child street child, waifa homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned foster daughter, foster-daughtersomeone who is raised as a daughter although not related by birth foster son, foster-sonsomeone who is raised as a son although not related by birth poster boya male poster child poster girla female poster child ragamuffin, tatterdemaliona dirty shabbily clothed urchin guttersnipe, street urchina child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas brat, holy terror, little terror, terrora very troublesome child juvenile, juvenile person a young person, not fully developed 2n a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement Syn|Hyper Goth, barbarian, boor, churl, peasant, tike disagreeable person, unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable Tyke (once / 45635 pages) n WORD FAMILY Tyke: Tykes USAGE EXAMPLESBallance, dropped for the third Ashes Test, scored 69 as the Tykes made 239-6 in an innings reduced to 42 overs. BBC(Jul 27, 2015) Tykes played at the edge of the clearing, scampering about on the moss-covered ground. Lois Lowry, Gathering Blue(2000) “Friday Night Tykes” has already sent out its Season 2 premiere for review. New York Times(Dec 22, 2014) n a native of Yorkshire Hyper English person a native or inhabitant of England |
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