"mouseling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mouselings [plural]
Etymology: From mouse + -ling. Compare German Mäuslein. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|mouse|ling|id2=diminutive}} mouse + -ling, {{cog|de|Mäuslein}} German Mäuslein Head templates: {{en-noun}} mouseling (plural mouselings)
  1. A small mouse. Categories (lifeform): Murids
    Sense id: en-mouseling-en-noun-p7aH~QAu Disambiguation of Murids: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling (diminutive), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling (diminutive): 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. A baby mouse. Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Murids
    Sense id: en-mouseling-en-noun-bBuPa~3g Disambiguation of Baby animals: 44 56 Disambiguation of Murids: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling (diminutive), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling (diminutive): 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mousekin, mouselet, mousy

Inflected forms

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