tyke vs silly

tyke and silly both are nouns.

tyke is not an adjective while silly is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tyke	Yes	No	No	No
silly	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, silly is a hyponym of tyke; that is, silly is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tyke:

tyke: a young person of either sex
silly: a word used for misbehaving children

Other hyponyms of tyke include bairn, buster, changeling, child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child, foster-child, foster child, fosterling, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp, kiddie, kiddy, orphan, peanut, picaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny, poster child, kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler, sprog, bambino, toddler, tot, yearling, urchin, street child, waif.

tyke (noun)	silly (noun)
a young person of either sex	a word used for misbehaving children
a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement

tyke (adjective)	silly (adjective)
	dazed from or as if from repeated blows
	ludicrous, foolish
	lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
	inspiring scornful pity

Difference between tyke and silly

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