titmouse
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titmouse
- /ˈtɪtmaʊs/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English titmose, compound of tit (“small bird”) and mose, from Old English māse (“titmouse”), from Proto-West Germanic *maisā, from Proto-Germanic *maisǭ (compare Dutch mees, German Meise, Old Norse meisingr, French mésange), from *maisaz (“tiny, puny”) (compare Norwegian meis (“skinny weakling”)). Spelling as well as the plural form in imitation of the otherwise unrelated mouse.
noun titmice · titmouses
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Any small passerine bird mostly of the genus Baeolophus, which are found in the woods of the Northern Hemisphere and of Africa.
Similar: tit
Translations
Talk about this word "titmouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/titmouse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. titmouse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/titmouse "titmouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/titmouse.Cite this
@misc{titmouse_2026,
title = {titmouse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/titmouse},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
