mermaiden
mermaiden · mermaidens
A mermaid; a maiden of the sea; a sirenA mermaid; a maiden of the sea; a siren.
Meaning
1 sensesA mermaid; a maiden of the sea; a siren.
Origin
From Middle English meremaiden (“mermaid”), from mere (“mere, sea”) + maiden (“maiden”), eFrom Middle English meremaiden (“mermaid”), from mere (“mere, sea”) + maiden (“maiden”), equivalent to mer- + maiden. Compare Old English meremennen (“mermaid, siren”). More at mere, maiden.
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