kyte

K5Y4T1E1

proper noun

A surname.

UncommonScrabble 11

Meanings

kyte1

nounkyte (plural kytes)

plural kytes

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of kite (“bird of prey”).
  2. ScotlandalternativeAlternative spelling of kite (“the stomach; the belly”).

    "You know my father's name?" / "It would be strange if I didnae," he returned, "for he was my born brother; and little as ye seem to like either me or my house, or my good parritch, I'm your born uncle, Davie, my man, and you my born nephew. So give us the letter, and sit down and fill your kyte."

    1886 May 1 – July 31, Robert Louis Stevenson, “I Make Acquaintance of My Uncle”, in Kidnapped, being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751: […], London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 1886, →OCLC, page 17

Kyte2

proper nounKyte (plural Kytes)

plural Kytes

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APA

kyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kyte

MLA

“kyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kyte. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kyte,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kyte.

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