mermaiden

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English meremaiden (“mermaid”), from mere (“mere, sea”) + maiden (“maiden”), equivalent to mer- +‎ maiden. Compare Old English meremennen (“mermaid, siren”). More at mere, maiden.

Noun

mermaiden (plural mermaidens)

1. a mermaid, a maiden of the sea; siren

Synonyms

• mergirl, merlady, mermaid, merwoman