merbaby

merbaby

English

Etymology

From mer- +‎ baby.

Noun

merbaby (plural merbabies)

1. A baby mermaid or merman.
   • 1997, Elizabeth Lane, The Tycoon and the Townie, Harlequin (1997), →ISBN, unnumbered page:

     "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—"

   • 2003, Liz Kessler, The Tail of Emily Windsnap, Scholastic, →ISBN, page 57:

     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.

   • 2009, Penny Kendal, Merbaby, Evans Brothers Limited (2009), →ISBN, page 35:

     But Anna held the merbaby tight and carried her towards the sea.

Hypernyms

• merchild
• merkid