mermaid

noun

mer·​maid ˈmər-ˌmād 

: a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish

Examples of mermaid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Just last year, Disney released a new show centered on the mermaid, called Disney Junior's Ariel. —Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 25 Aug. 2025

With a recent mermaid TikTok trend in mind, Loos took out her phone, hit record and hopped in. —Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025

Each form usually comes with a unique ability that can be used to traverse areas, clear obstacles, and enhance gameplay in some way such as swimming better in her mermaid form, crawling up webs as a spider, or smashing boulders as an elephant. —David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

The formfitting silhouette gave way to a mermaid skirt, hugging Hudgens at the knees and flaring slightly. —Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English mermayde, from mere sea (from Old English) + mayde maid — more at marine

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mermaid

• afraid
• allayed
• arcade
• arrayed
• assayed
• barmaid
• betrayed
• blockade
• bridesmaid
• brigade
• brocade
• buffeted

Kids Definition

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"