MERMAID


Meaning of MERMAID in English

/ ˈmɜːmeɪd; NAmE ˈmɜːrm-/ noun

(in stories) a creature with a woman's head and body, and a fish's tail instead of legs

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from mere (in the obsolete sense sea) + maid .

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