mousie

noun — 2 senses

noun

Etymology From mouse + -ie.

Alternative Alternative form of mousy (“(diminutive or childish) a mouse”).

But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, / In proving foresight may be vain:1785, Robert Burns, To A Mouse:

Fishing, Hobbies, Lifestyle A rat-tailed maggot used as bait.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.