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titmouse

/ˈtɪtmaʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
tit-mouse
IPA
/ˈtɪtmaʊs/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any small passerine bird mostly of the genus Baeolophus, which are found in the woods of the Northern Hemisphere and of Africa.

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: titmose, māse, *maisā, *maisǭ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɪtmaʊs/

Inflected Forms

titmice (plural) titmouses (plural)

Derived Forms

coalmouse

Phrases

black-crested titmouse blue titmouse bridled titmouse juniper titmouse long-tailed titmouse oak titmouse tufted titmouse

Frequently Paired Words

chickadee Pseudopodoces Baeolophus Melanochlora Sylviparus

Synonyms

tit

Questions

How do you pronounce titmouse?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɪtmaʊs/.
What does titmouse mean?
Any small passerine bird mostly of the genus Baeolophus, which are found in the woods of the Northern Hemisphere and of Africa.
Where does titmouse come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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