tyke
noun [ C ] (also tike) uk/taɪk/ us/taɪk/
(CHILD)
informal小孩子
a young child
These new toys aim to engage tykes' brains.
UK informal调皮鬼，小淘气
a child who behaves badly in a way that is funny rather than serious
Come here, you cheeky little tyke! 过来，你这个小淘气鬼！
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- The father of four recalls leaving a toyshop because two of his tykes threw temper tantrums.
- Researchers at Tufts University in Boston say these TV-watching tykes are more likely to eat pizza, salty snacks and soda than more healthful fare.
- When Nobel was a tyke, his father went to Finland and Russia to make land and sea mines.