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Plural of mermaid

regular plural

The plural of mermaid is mermaids.

Forms of mermaid

Singularmermaid /ˈmɜːˌmeɪd/
Pluralmermaids
Countablecountable

Mermaids in a sentence

  • Sea monks had failed to assert themselves into the popular imagination the way mermaids had.2019, Holly MacArthur, Tin House 80: 20th Anniversary Edition. From the entry sea monk
  • People who buy the tails and participate in the culture aren’t just fascinated by mermaids.2016 September 1, Taylor Prewitt, Sarah Teveldal, “One Nation, Under Water: Mermaids of Texas”, in Tribeza. From the entry mermaidism
  • There were mermaids with gold chains around slinky long tails, swimming along with little merchildren.2003, Liz Kessler, The Tail of Emily Windsnap, Scholastic, →ISBN, page 57. From the entry merchild
  • Mermaids swam in the etched glass and sun goddesses smiled in the bas-relief.1988 February 14, Barry Bearak, “Art Deco Rivival : Miami Beach Comes Back Into Vogue”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los…. From the entry sun goddess
  • Fantasies of mermaids with warm, green-fringed caves.2015 August, Helen McClory, “Sexually Frustrated Mermaids”, in On the Edges of Vision: Stories, Plano, Tex.: Queen’s Ferry Press, →ISBN…. From the entry fishgirl

Meaning of mermaid

  1. noun A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.
  2. noun Coloured a brilliant turquoise.
  3. noun A prostitute.

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Questions about the plural of mermaid

What is the plural of mermaid?
The plural of mermaid is mermaids.
Is mermaid countable?
Mermaid is a countable noun.

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