"merchild" meaning in All languages combined

See merchild on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: merchildren [plural]
Etymology: From mer- + child. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mer|child}} mer- + child Head templates: {{en-noun|merchildren}} merchild (plural merchildren)
  1. The young of either sex of a legendary creature, human from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down. Categories (topical): Merpeople Synonyms: merkid Hyponyms: merbaby, merteen

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From mer- + child.",
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            "Fantasy",
            "Mythology",
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        {
          "ref": "1904, Thomas Bird Mosher, The Bibelot, page 160:",
          "text": "The fish-tailed merchild carved in crumbling stone\nWreathed with loose straggling roses, reigns alone...",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, Liz Kessler, The Tail of Emily Windsnap, Scholastic, →ISBN, page 57:",
          "text": "There were mermaids with gold chains around slinky long tails, swimming along with little merchildren.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, Debbie Viguié, Midnight Pearls, Simon Pulse, →ISBN, page 80:",
          "text": "He shuddered as he thought about all the stories he had heard as a young merchild.",
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        ],
        [
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          "human"
        ],
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ]
      ],
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        {
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        }
      ]
    }
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          "text": "The fish-tailed merchild carved in crumbling stone\nWreathed with loose straggling roses, reigns alone...",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, Liz Kessler, The Tail of Emily Windsnap, Scholastic, →ISBN, page 57:",
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          "text": "He shuddered as he thought about all the stories he had heard as a young merchild.",
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