tykes
Small fry, affectionately
Tykes is the plural of tyke, an informal word for a small child, especially one who is mischievous or spirited: The tykes were running wild in the backyard.
In British usage, tyke can also mean a rough or ill-mannered person, or specifically someone from Yorkshire.
Very young children
- preschoolersChildren aged three to five
- youngstersPeople not yet adult
- kiddiesYoung children, informally
- totsVery young children
little ones · munchkins · rug rats · ankle-biters · kindergarteners · nursery · offspring · juveniles
Very young children
- newbornsRecently delivered infants
- infantsVery young children
- crawlersThose who move prone
- diapersInfant waste garments
pacifiers · teething · babbling · cooing · gurgling · naptime · lullabies · bottle-fed
Playfully causing trouble
- rambunctiousUncontrollably lively and loud
- energeticHaving much vigor
- rowdyNoisily disorderly
- frolicsomeInclined to merriment
frisky · impish · boisterous · romping · tumbling · giggling · squealing · scampering
toddlers
Very young children
- preschoolersChildren aged three to five
- youngstersPeople not yet adult
- kiddiesYoung children, informally
tots · little ones · munchkins · rug rats · ankle-biters · kindergarteners · nursery · offspring · juveniles · minors
babies
Very young children
diapers · pacifiers · teething · babbling · cooing · gurgling · naptime · lullabies · bottle-fed · swaddling
mischievous
Playfully causing trouble
- rambunctiousUncontrollably lively and loud
- energeticHaving much vigor
- rowdyNoisily disorderly
frolicsome · frisky · impish · boisterous · romping · tumbling · giggling · squealing · scampering · roughhousing
- young childrenbabies, infants, toddlers, tots, kids
- youngsterskids, children, youngsters, toddlers, babies
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, delinquents, imps, brats
- little tykeYoung small child