mousekin

English

Etymology

From mouse +‎ -kin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʊskɪn/

Noun

mousekin (plural mousekins)

1. A little mouse.

   Synonyms: mouselet, mouseling, mousy

   • 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:

     “Frisk about, pretty little mousekin,” says grey Grimalkin, purring in the corner, and keeping watch with her green eyes.

   • 2008, Robin D. Owens, Heart Dance:

     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.

2. A baby mouse.

   Synonyms: mouselet, mouseling, mousy

Translations

little mouse

• Belarusian: мы́шка f (mýška)
• Bulgarian: мишле́нце n (mišlénce), мишче́ n (miščé), мишле́ n (mišlé)
• Czech: myška f
• Dutch: muisje (nl) n
• Finnish: hiirulainen, hiironen
• German: Mäuschen (de) n, Mäuslein n
• Italian: topolino (it) m
• Polish: myszka (pl) f
• Romanian: șoricel (ro) m, șoricuț (ro) m
• Russian: мы́шка (ru) f (mýška)
• Slovak: myška (sk) f
• Spanish: ratoncito (es) m
• Ukrainian: ми́шка f (mýška)
• Yiddish: מײַזל n (mayzl)

baby mouse

• Belarusian: мышаня́ n (myšanjá), мышанё n (myšanjó)
• Bulgarian: мишле́ n (mišlé)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鼠崽兒／鼠崽儿 (shǔzǎir)

• Esperanto: musido
• Finnish: hiirenpoikanen (fi)
• French: souriceau (fr) m
• Georgian: წრუწუნა (c̣ruc̣una)
• German: Mäuschen (de) n, Mäuslein n
• Italian: topolino (it) m
• Japanese: 子ネズミ (こネズミ, konezumi)
• Korean: 새끼쥐 (saekkijwi)
• Polish: mysię n
• Russian: мышо́нок (ru) m (myšónok)
• Ukrainian: мишеня́ n (myšenjá), мишеня́тко n (myšenjátko)