"mermother" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1882, E. L. P, Elfie Under the Sea and Other Stories, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., page 21:",
          "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": "1993, Suzanne Weyn, Nefazia Visits the Palace, The Trumpet Club, →ISBN, page 43:",
          "text": "Suddenly a lovely sound filled the air. Ariel turned toward it. Nefazia was sitting on the rock, singing. Her song was low and sweet, like a mermother crooning to her baby.",
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          "ref": "2007, Michael Buckley, Peter Ferguson, The Problem Child:",
          "text": "A mermother pushed an infant merbaby along the street in an old stroller. Soon Sabrina and the merman reached an enormous palace, nearly five stories high.",
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        "(fantasy) A mother mermaid."
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