tike

Plural: tikes

Noun

• A small child, often mischievous; a dog.
• a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
• a young person of either sex
• Alternative spelling of tyke (mongrel dog)
• Alternative spelling of tyke (Yorkshireman)
• A boorish person.
• Archaic form of tick (type of arthropod).

Examples

• He played TIKE, a short but sweet word that opened up a double-letter score.

Synonyms

barbarian, boor, child, churl, fry, Goth, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, peasant, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tyke, youngster