Standard Lemma guide

mousekin

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈmaʊskɪn/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A little mouse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mouselet, mouseling, mousy

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A baby mouse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mouselet, mouseling, mousy

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From mouse + -kin.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: мы́шка (mýška) — little mouse
  • Bulgarian: мишле́нце (mišlénce) — little mouse
  • Bulgarian: мишче́ (miščé) — little mouse
  • Bulgarian: мишле́ (mišlé) — little mouse
  • Czech: myška — little mouse
  • Dutch: muisje — little mouse
  • Finnish: hiirulainen — little mouse
  • Finnish: hiironen — little mouse
  • German: Mäuschen — little mouse
  • German: Mäuslein — little mouse
  • Italian: topolino — little mouse
  • Polish: myszka — little mouse
  • Romanian: șoricel — little mouse
  • Romanian: șoricuț — little mouse
  • Russian: мы́шка (mýška) — little mouse
  • Slovak: myška — little mouse
  • Spanish: ratoncito — little mouse
  • Ukrainian: ми́шка (mýška) — little mouse
  • Yiddish: מײַזל (mayzl) — little mouse
  • Belarusian: мышаня́ (myšanjá) — baby mouse
  • Belarusian: мышанё (myšanjó) — baby mouse
  • Bulgarian: мишле́ (mišlé) — baby mouse
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鼠崽兒 /鼠崽儿 (shǔzǎir) — baby mouse
  • Esperanto: musido — baby mouse
  • Finnish: hiirenpoikanen — baby mouse
  • French: souriceau — baby mouse
  • Georgian: წრუწუნა (c̣ruc̣una) — baby mouse
  • German: Mäuschen — baby mouse
  • German: Mäuslein — baby mouse
  • Italian: topolino — baby mouse
  • Japanese: 子ネズミ (konezumi) — baby mouse
  • Korean: 새끼쥐 (saekkijwi) — baby mouse
  • Polish: mysię — baby mouse
  • Russian: мышо́нок (myšónok) — baby mouse
  • Ukrainian: мишеня́ (myšenjá) — baby mouse
  • Ukrainian: мишеня́тко (myšenjátko) — baby mouse