Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

merchild

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mer-child
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The young of either sex of a legendary creature, human from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.

Example Sentences

"The fish-tailed merchild carved in crumbling stone Wreathed with loose straggling roses, reigns alone..."
"There were mermaids with gold chains around slinky long tails, swimming along with little merchildren."
"He shuddered as he thought about all the stories he had heard as a young merchild."

Etymology

From mer- + child.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mer

Inflected Forms

merchildren (plural)

Synonyms

merkid

Questions

What does merchild mean?: The young of either sex of a legendary creature, human from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.
Where does merchild come from?: From mer- + child.

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