Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

merlad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mer-lad
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young male merperson, male equivalent of mermaid

Example Sentences

"The merlad and merlass watched the sphere for a moment and with a flick of their shiny tails, vanished again."
"I have to admit, he's a handsome merlad with his beautiful brown eyes, shiny black hair, and dark brown skin, but I can't have a boyfriend."
"“At first everyone was standoffish and now they're too friendly,” Thorgil complained, swiping at a merlad who was attempting to grab her hair."

Etymology

From mer- + lad.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mer

Inflected Forms

merlads (plural)

Synonyms

merboy

Questions

What does merlad mean?: A young male merperson, male equivalent of mermaid
Where does merlad come from?: From mer- + lad.

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