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merkid

merkid noun: a young merperson.

Noun

merkid (plural merkids)

  1. (informal) A young merperson.
    • Here's hoping they get married and spend their days swimming in the sun, merkids in tow.2009, "Q&A with Aimee Friedman", in Aimee Friedman, Ocean of Secrets, Scholastic Children's Books (2012), unnumbered page
    • Humpback whales were huge. All they had to do to swallow a mermaid was open their gigantic mouths wide. She was the smallest merkid in their class.2012, Debbie Dadey, Whale of a Tale, Aladdin, →ISBN, pages 16–17
    Synonyms:
    merchild

Synonyms of merkid

Forms of merkid

pluralmerkids

Origin of merkid

From mer- + kid.

Questions about merkid

What does merkid mean?
Merkid means a young merperson.
What part of speech is merkid?
Merkid is a noun.
What is the plural of merkid?
The plural of merkid is merkids.

Words near merkid in the dictionary

  1. Merker
  2. Merkers
  3. Merket
  4. merkhet
  5. merkhets
  6. merkid
  7. merkids
  8. merkin
  9. merking
  10. merkingdom
  11. merkingdoms

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