"merfather" meaning in All languages combined

See merfather on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: merfathers [plural]
Etymology: From mer- + father. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mer|father}} mer- + father Head templates: {{en-noun}} merfather (plural merfathers)
  1. (fantasy) A father merman. Categories (topical): Fantasy, Merpeople, Parents Coordinate_terms: mermother

Inflected forms

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          "text": "\"I shall never see my merfather or my mermother any more, or the mermaids, or the fish-king, or the merry dolphins, or-r-r-r \" —\n\"Never mind!\" cried Elfie, crying too, and she put her arms around the sad little mermaid's neck.",
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          "ref": "2004, Vicki Blum, The Mermaid Secret, Scholastic, →ISBN, page 63:",
          "text": "\"Danya, you think if you believe in your merfather and Ayralon, it's like rejecting your parents. Especially your stepfather. Is that true?\"",
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          "text": "Two eighth-graders (Emma Roberts and JoJo) befriend a mermaid (Sara Paxton) who has three days to prove to her merfather that love exists.",
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