n.
Variant: also tike
Pronunciation: ' t ī k
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English tyke, from Old Norse t ī k bitch; akin to Middle Low German t ī ke bitch
Date: 15th century
1 : DOG especially : an inferior or mongrel dog
2 a chiefly British : a clumsy, churlish, or eccentric person b : a small child