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- [tahyk]
- /taɪk/
- /taɪk/
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- [tahyk]
- /taɪk/
Definitions of tike word
- noun tike Australia and New Zealand Informal. a Roman Catholic. 1
- abbreviation TIKE tyke 0
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Origin of tike
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Old Norse tīk bitch
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Parts of speech for Tike
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tike popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tike usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with tike
- what tike is it?