"mermaiden" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mermaidens [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English meremaiden (“mermaid”), from mere (“mere, sea”) + maiden (“maiden”), equivalent to mer- + maiden. Compare Old English meremennen (“mermaid, siren”). More at mere, maiden. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|meremaiden|t=mermaid}} Middle English meremaiden (“mermaid”), {{af|enm|mere|maiden|nocat=1|t1=mere, sea|t2=maiden}} mere (“mere, sea”) + maiden (“maiden”), {{prefix|en|mer|maiden}} mer- + maiden, {{cog|ang|meremennen|t=mermaid, siren}} Old English meremennen (“mermaid, siren”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mermaiden (plural mermaidens)
  1. A mermaid; a maiden of the sea; a siren. Categories (topical): Merpeople, Mythological creatures Synonyms: mergirl, merlady, mermaid, merwoman

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