"merteen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: merteens [plural]
Etymology: mer- + teen Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mer|teen}} mer- + teen Head templates: {{en-noun}} merteen (plural merteens)
  1. A teenage merperson. Categories (topical): Fantasy, Merpeople Hypernyms: merchild, merkid

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for merteen meaning in English (2.3kB)

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