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merbaby

merbaby noun: a baby mermaid or merman.

Noun

merbaby (plural merbabies)

  1. A baby mermaid or merman.
    • "She should have stayed in the ocean where she belonged. She could have married some nice young merman and had some cute little merbabies and lived a long, happy life—"1997, Elizabeth Lane, The Tycoon and the Townie, Harlequin, →ISBN
    • There were mermaids with gold chains around slinky long tails, swimming along with little merchildren. One had a merbaby on her back, the tiniest little pink tail sticking out from under its sling.2003, Liz Kessler, The Tail of Emily Windsnap, Scholastic, →ISBN, page 57

Forms of merbaby

pluralmerbabies

Origin of merbaby

From mer- + baby.

Questions about merbaby

What does merbaby mean?
Merbaby means a baby mermaid or merman.
What part of speech is merbaby?
Merbaby is a noun.
What is the plural of merbaby?
The plural of merbaby is merbabies.

Words near merbaby in the dictionary

  1. Merav
  2. merawan
  3. Meraz
  4. Merazes
  5. merbabies
  6. merbaby
  7. merbarone
  8. merbau
  9. merbeast
  10. merbeasts
  11. Merbein

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