tike

• Nom qui peut désigner un jeune enfant, ou une personne grossière, mal élevée et sans culture.

A noun that can refer to a young person of either sex, or to a crude, uncouth, ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement.

1. A young childB1informal

   A small child, often used affectionately or playfully.

   jeune enfant

   • The little tike was running around the park.
   • She's a cute tike, always smiling.
   • The tike refused to eat his vegetables.

   Synonymeschildkidnippertottykeyoungster

2. A rude or uncouth personB2informal

   A person who is considered crude, ill-bred, or lacking in refinement.

   rustre

   • He acted like a tike at the dinner party.
   • Don't be such a tike; show some manners.
   • The old man called the noisy teenagers a bunch of tikes.

   Synonymesboorbumpkinchurlclodhopperloutoafrusticyokel