# mutch

> English word · Noun · IPA /mʌt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #77,019

## Definitions
1. A nightcap (hat worn to bed).
2. A linen or muslin hat, especially one of a type once commonly worn by elderly women and young children.

## Etymology
From Middle Dutch mutse, from amutse, from Late Latin almucia (“almuce”). Doublet of almuce.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mutch