merfather
merfather noun: a father merman.
Noun
merfather (plural merfathers)
- A father merman.
- "I shall never see my merfather or my mermother any more, or the mermaids, or the fish-king, or the merry dolphins, or-r-r-r " —
"Never mind!" cried Elfie, crying too, and she put her arms around the sad little mermaid's neck.1882, E. L. P, Elfie Under the Sea and Other Stories, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., page 21 - "Danya, you think if you believe in your merfather and Ayralon, it's like rejecting your parents. Especially your stepfather. Is that true?"2004, Vicki Blum, The Mermaid Secret, Scholastic, →ISBN, page 63
- "I shall never see my merfather or my mermother any more, or the mermaids, or the fish-king, or the merry dolphins, or-r-r-r " —
Forms of merfather
| plural | merfathers |
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Origin of merfather
From mer- + father.
Questions about merfather
- What does merfather mean?
- Merfather means a father merman.
- What part of speech is merfather?
- Merfather is a noun.
- What is the plural of merfather?
- The plural of merfather is merfathers.
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