Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tykish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tyk-ish
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a tyke, or mischievous child.

Example Sentences

"In the photographs that illustrate the article, Lulu looks tykish in a white T-shirt and a pair of red-and-white candy-striped dungarees."

Etymology

From tyke + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tyke

Inflected Forms

more tykish (comparative) most tykish (superlative)

Questions

What does tykish mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a tyke, or mischievous child.
Where does tykish come from?: From tyke + -ish.

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