different between mermother vs merperson

English

Etymology

From mer- +? mother.

Noun

mermother (plural mermothers)

1. (fantasy) A mother mermaid.
   • 1882, E. L. P, Elfie Under the Sea and Other Stories, Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. (1882), page 21:

     "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.

   • 1993, Suzanne Weyn, Nefazia Visits the Palace, The Trumpet Club (1993), ?ISBN, page 43:

     Suddenly a lovely sound filled the air. Ariel turned toward it. Nefazia was sitting on the rock, singing. Her song was low and sweet, like a mermother crooning to her baby.

   • 2007, Michael Buckley, Peter Ferguson, The Problem Child:

     A mermother pushed an infant merbaby along the street in an old stroller. Soon Sabrina and the merman reached an enormous palace, nearly five stories high.

Coordinate terms

• merfather

English

Etymology

From mer- +? person.

Noun

merperson (plural merpersons or merpeople)

1. A mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half.

Hyponyms

• (female): mergirl, merlady, mermaid, mermaiden, merwoman
• (male): merboy, merguy, merlad, merman
• (parent): merfather, mermother
• (young): merbaby, merchild, merkid, merteen
• (spouse): merhusband, merwife

Translations

Anagrams

• presermon