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merboy

merboy noun: a young merman.

Noun

merboy (plural merboys)

  1. A young merman.
    • When the music stopped, Arista was finally able to excuse herself, but seconds later she was caught up by yet another eager merboy. Over the course of the night, Arista danced with many merboys, […]1993, Jan Carr, Arista's New Boyfriend, Disney Press, →ISBN, page 19
    • "Tell me what was happening in the world when you were a little merboy. Was there television?"1997, Dick King-Smith, The Merman, Dell Yearling, published 2001, →ISBN, page 69
    Synonyms:
    merlad

Synonyms of merboy

Forms of merboy

pluralmerboys

Origin of merboy

From mer- + boy.

Questions about merboy

What does merboy mean?
Merboy means a young merman.
What part of speech is merboy?
Merboy is a noun.
What is the plural of merboy?
The plural of merboy is merboys.

Words near merboy in the dictionary

  1. merbeast
  2. merbeasts
  3. Merbein
  4. Merbein South
  5. Merbein West
  6. merboy
  7. merboys
  8. merbromin
  9. merbrother
  10. merbrothers
  11. merby

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