/ Dictionary / Index U Updike: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Up•dike Pronunciation: (up'dīk"), [key] born 1932, U.S. novelist and short-story writer. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: updike (Thesaurus) update updo Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acquiesce Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language