Dictionary

merbaby en · NOUN

Etymology

From mer- + baby.

Meanings

1. A baby mermaid or merman.
   • "She should have stayed in the ocean where she belonged. She could have married some nice young merman and had some cute little merbabies and lived a long, happy life—" 1997, Elizabeth Lane, The Tycoon and the Townie, Harlequin, →ISBN:
   • There were mermaids with gold chains around slinky long tails, swimming along with little merchildren. One had a merbaby on her back, the tiniest little pink tail sticking out from under its sling. 2003, Liz Kessler, The Tail of Emily Windsnap, Scholastic, →ISBN, page 57:
   • But Anna held the merbaby tight and carried her towards the sea. 2009, Penny Kendal, Merbaby, Evans Brothers Limited, →ISBN, page 35:

Forms

Hypernyms

merchild · merkid