mermaid
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From Middle English mermayde (“maid of the sea”), from mere (“sea, lake”) + maid, equivalent to mer- + maid. Compare Old English meremenn, meremennen, meremenin (“mermaid, siren”).
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mermaid (plural mermaids)
- A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.
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mythological woman with a fish's tail
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