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merchildren

merchildren is the plural of merchild.

Meaning of merchild

Noun

merchild (plural merchildren)

  1. The young of either sex of a legendary creature, human from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.
    • The fish-tailed merchild carved in crumbling stone
      Wreathed with loose straggling roses, reigns alone...1904, Thomas Bird Mosher, The Bibelot, page 160
    Synonyms:
    merkid

Questions about merchildren

What is merchildren the plural of?
Merchildren is the plural of merchild.

Words near merchildren in the dictionary

  1. merches
  2. merchet
  3. merchets
  4. merchetum
  5. merchild
  6. merchildren
  7. merching
  8. Merchiston
  9. merci
  10. merci buckets
  11. Mercia

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