: a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
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As for her glam, Strogoff wore her bright blonde hair in loose mermaid waves and darkened her eyebrows to a near black for a bold contrast.—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025 This hotel, which appeals to budget-conscious travelers with its free aquarium and mermaid show, offers free self-parking and valet parking.—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025 Burnett learned how to disassociate, pretending at bath time to be a mermaid or drawing comics about a fictional happy family.—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025 The central bar features mermaid-scale tiling, and rich yacht-style wood finishings throughout and other maritime details speak to the overall nautical theme.—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mermaid
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Etymology
Middle English mermayde, from mere sea (from Old English) + mayde maid — more at marine
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