titmouse

[ tit-mous ]

noun

, plural tit·mice [tit, -mahys].

1. any of numerous, widely distributed, small songbirds of the family Paridae, especially of the genus Parus, having soft, thick plumage and a short, stout, conical bill.

titmouse

/ ˈtɪtˌmaʊs /

noun

1. usually plural any small active songbird of the family Paridae, esp those of the genus Parus See tit 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of titmouse¹

1275–1325; Middle English tit ( e ) mose ( tit ¹ ); mose, Old English māse titmouse; cognate with German Meise titmouse, Old Norse meis- in meisingr kind of bird; modern mouse by folk etymology

Word History and Origins

Origin of titmouse¹

C14 titemous, from tite (see tit ¹) + mouse

Example Sentences

She leaves alpaca yarn outside so an Oak Titmouse can line her nest with the soft fuzz.

From Seattle Times

Unlike Titmouse and Nickelodeon, Disney declined to voluntarily recognize the bargaining unit formed by its production workers, according to organizers.

From Los Angeles Times

Thanks to key wins at Titmouse, Nickelodeon, Disney, Warner Bros. and other animation giants, that’s started to change.

From Los Angeles Times

In January 2022, Titmouse New York studios — the company behind “Big Mouth,” “Kirby Buckets” and dozens of other animated series — became the first animation studio outside of Southern California, and the first production staff, to unionize under the Animation Guild .

From Los Angeles Times

They concluded that in agricultural areas, species of greater conservation concern, like the oak titmouse, would see worse outcomes than species of lower concern, like the house sparrow.

From Seattle Times