mermaid
noun
(in folklore) a female marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the tail of a fish.
mermaids
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pluralof mermaid.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"But this time with the iconic, much-loved characters of Captain Hook and Peter Pan, not to mention, fairies, pirates and mermaids."
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2025
Karen Bagnard’s late-1940s stucco home was incinerated — along with a lifetime of artwork she created, which featured mermaids and other fantastical beings — by the Eaton fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025
In my forthcoming book, I consider the relationship between mermaids and Barbie dolls.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2023
Mythical hybrid beasts such as mermaids, centaurs and chimeras testify to our enduring fascination with the plasticity of biological form: the idea that natural organisms can mutate or be reconfigured.
From Scientific American ● May 31, 2023
We stay in the sea for hours pretending we are mermaids, and when we finally come out, our skin is all wrinkly.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
