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mermaid

/ˈmɝ.meɪd/noun2 syllables

Mermaid means: half woman and half fish; lives in the sea.

Synonyms for mermaid4

also used for mermaid

mergirl, merlady, mermaiden, merwoman

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What does mermaid mean?1

noun

1

half woman and half fish; lives in the sea

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Mermaid in a sentence

  • The king's mother was fond of the little mermaid princesses, her grandchildren.Hybrid
  • The little mermaid thought it a most amusing race, but not so the sailors.Hybrid
  • The mermaid kissed his fair and lofty brow, and stroked back the dripping hair.Hybrid
  • The legend says that she was a mermaid.CM
  • The little mermaid sighed and looked sadly at her fish tail.danepo
  • I want to get a tattoo of a mermaid on my right arm.CK
  • Now the little mermaid saw that they were in danger.Hybrid
  • Then the little mermaid sighed and looked sadly at her fish's tail.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of mermaid

as a noun

plural
mermaids