: a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
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Or, bring the whole family as recruits for Blackbeard, with makeover transformations into pirates or mermaids.
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 2 May 2025
These high-quality socks have lasted through dozens of elephants and mermaids—and just as many washes.
—Amy Wilkinson, SELF, 24 Apr. 2025
Below, some of our favorite ways to style mermaid waves for events and for everyday.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 18 Apr. 2025
Johnny gets a kick out of her attempts to replicate what is probably a CGI image of a girl lying on the beach in full mermaid garb.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 2 May 2025
These high-quality socks have lasted through dozens of elephants and mermaids—and just as many washes.
—Amy Wilkinson, SELF, 24 Apr. 2025
Below, some of our favorite ways to style mermaid waves for events and for everyday.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 18 Apr. 2025
Johnny gets a kick out of her attempts to replicate what is probably a CGI image of a girl lying on the beach in full mermaid garb.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mermaid
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“Mermaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mermaid. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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mermaid
noun
mer·maid
ˈmər-ˌmād 
: an imaginary sea creature usually represented with a woman's body and a fish's tail
Etymology
Middle English mermayde "mermaid," from mere "lake, pool, sea" and mayde "maid"
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