Dictionary

mousekin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈmaʊskɪn/

Etymology

From mouse + -kin.

Meanings

1. A little mouse.
   • “Frisk about, pretty little mousekin,” says grey Grimalkin, purring in the corner, and keeping watch with her green eyes. 1857–1859, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1858–1859, →OCLC:
   • Dufleur blinked at the stuffed oblong bit of gray cloth that had originally been a mousekin for Fairyfoot. The ears and tail were all gone. The fabric was nubby and snagged, with a couple of bits gone, showing the padding. 2008, Robin D. Owens, Heart Dance:
2. A baby mouse.

Forms

Synonyms

mousy · mouselet · mouseling · mouselet · mousy · mouseling

Translations (36)

sk myška (little mouse) · ro șoricuț (little mouse) · ja 子ネズミ (baby mouse) · bg мишле́ (little mouse) · it topolino (baby mouse) · it topolino (little mouse) · be мы́шка (little mouse) · fi hiironen (little mouse) · yi מײַזל (little mouse) · fi hiirenpoikanen (baby mouse) · fi hiirulainen (little mouse) · ko 새끼쥐 (baby mouse) · ro șoricel (little mouse) · de Mäuschen (little mouse) · bg мишле́нце (little mouse) · eo musido (baby mouse) · cmn 鼠崽兒 /鼠崽儿 (baby mouse) · pl myszka (little mouse) · uk мишеня́тко (baby mouse) · pl mysię (baby mouse) · ka წრუწუნა (baby mouse) · de Mäuslein (baby mouse) · nl muisje (little mouse) · de Mäuslein (little mouse) · bg мишле́ (baby mouse) · es ratoncito (little mouse) · cs myška (little mouse) · fr souriceau (baby mouse) · ru мы́шка (little mouse) · de Mäuschen (baby mouse) · uk ми́шка (little mouse) · uk мишеня́ (baby mouse) · ru мышо́нок (baby mouse) · be мышанё (baby mouse) · be мышаня́ (baby mouse) · bg мишче́ (little mouse)