tyke
/taɪk/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1
A mongrel dog.
2
A small child, especially a cheeky or mischievous one.
3
Designating an initiation level of sports competition for young children.
4
An uncultured, crude and unrefined or uncouth ill-bred person.
5
A person from Yorkshire; a Yorkshireman or Yorkshirewoman.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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