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sea-maid

noun

variants or sea-maiden
Definition of sea-maidnext
as in water nymph

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  1. water nymph
  2. mermaid
  3. siren
Noun
  • Just take Stella McCartney’s spring 2004 collection, which featured a flowing, organic dress practically made for a water nymph.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 17 July 2026
  • Set the scene Arrive by car and enter the hotel’s main driveway to then be greeted by the resort’s grand Florentine Fountain with four sculpted water nymphs dancing around an octagonal pool, a visual amuse bouche to the opulence that awaits.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of water nymph
Noun
  • The mermaid headboard was also created by Friday, who strung the fish-string lights too.
    — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The gown was a mermaid style, meaning the skirt flared out, creating a mermaid tail look.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of mermaid
Noun
  • Reyes got back into his car, turned on police sirens from his personal vehicle and drove off.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • As sirens went off over Riyadh and the Eastern Province, people in the Hejaz assumed no one would dare approach what all Muslims deem sacred.
    — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of siren
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