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mermaidens

mermaidens is the plural of mermaiden.

Meaning of mermaiden

Noun

mermaiden (plural mermaidens)

  1. A mermaid; a maiden of the sea; a siren.
    • The Neck here his harp in the glass-castle plays,
      And Mermaidens comb out their green hair always,
      And bleach here their shining white clothes.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 156

Questions about mermaidens

What is mermaidens the plural of?
Mermaidens is the plural of mermaiden.

Words near mermaidens in the dictionary

  1. mermaid's toenail
  2. mermaid's toenails
  3. mermaid's tresses
  4. mermaidcore
  5. mermaiden
  6. mermaidens
  7. mermaiding
  8. mermaidish
  9. mermaidism
  10. mermaidlike
  11. mermaids

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