mermaiden
English
Etymology
Middle English meremaiden (“mermaid”), from mere (“mere, sea”) + maiden (“maiden”), equivalent to mer- + maiden. Compare Old English meremennen (“mermaid, siren”). More at mere, maiden.
Noun
mermaiden (plural mermaidens)
- a mermaid, a maiden of the sea; siren
Synonyms
- mergirl, merlady, mermaid, merwoman