tricycle C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtraɪsɪkəl/ UK /ˈtraɪsɪkəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a three-wheeled cycle, especially one ridden by a small child The toddler pedaled his red tricycle up and down the driveway. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a three-wheeled cycle,... trikethree-wheeler Word family Related forms bicyclecycleunicyclemotorcycle Etymology AI details A 19th-century coinage from Greek tri- ('three') + kyklos ('wheel, circle'), modelled on bicycle. tri Latin kyklos Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tricycle **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtraɪsɪkəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtraɪsɪkəl/ ## Meanings 1. a three-wheeled cycle, especially one ridden by a small child ## Examples - The toddler pedaled his red tricycle up and down the driveway. ## Synonyms - trike - three-wheeler ## Related Forms - bicycle - cycle - unicycle - motorcycle ## Roots and Affixes - Root: tri - Root: kyklos - Affix: tri- - three ## Etymology A 19th-century coinage from Greek tri- ('three') + kyklos ('wheel, circle'), modelled on bicycle. ## AI Etymology Tricycle is a 19th-century coinage from Greek tri- ('three') + kyklos ('wheel, circle'), modelled on bicycle. Important recorded forms include tri (Ancient Greek) and kyklos (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a three-wheeled cycle, especially one ridden by a small child. The wider family includes related words such as bicycle, cycle, unicycle, and motorcycle. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown