"Mouse" meaning in English

See Mouse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Mouses [plural]
Etymology: The surname is sometimes an Americanized spelling of German Maus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Maus}} German Maus Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Mouse (plural Mouses)
  1. (US, metonymically, uncountable, with "the") The Walt Disney Company. Tags: US, metonymically, uncountable, with-definite-article Categories (topical): Disney, Nicknames
    Sense id: en-Mouse-en-name-OYp3Ph7d Disambiguation of Disney: 91 9 Disambiguation of Nicknames: 73 27 Categories (other): American English, English metonyms, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13
  2. A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Mouse-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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