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- [mur-meyd]
- /ˈmɜrˌmeɪd/
- /ˈmɜː.meɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mur-meyd]
- /ˈmɜrˌmeɪd/
Definitions of mermaid word
- noun mermaid (in folklore) a female marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the tail of a fish. 1
- noun mermaid a highly skilled female swimmer. 1
- noun mermaid A fictitious or mythical half-human sea creature with the head and trunk of a woman and the tail of a fish, conventionally depicted as beautiful and with long flowing golden hair. 1
- countable noun mermaid In fairy stories and legends, a mermaid is a woman with a fish's tail instead of legs, who lives in the sea. 0
- noun mermaid an imaginary sea creature fabled to have a woman's head and upper body and a fish's tail 0
- noun mermaid an imaginary sea creature with the head and upper body of a beautiful woman and the tail of a fish 0
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Origin of mermaid
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
First recorded in 1300-50, mermaid is from the Middle English word mermayde. See mere2, maid
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Parts of speech for Mermaid
noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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mermaid popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mermaid usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mermaid
noun mermaid
- imp — a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- goblin — a grotesque sprite or elf that is mischievous or malicious toward people.
- gnome — GNU Network Object Model Environment
- leprechaun — a dwarf or sprite.
- gremlin — a mischievous invisible being, said by airplane pilots in World War II to cause engine trouble and mechanical difficulties.
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