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mermin.

A mermaid or merman.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A mermaid or merman.

    no-plural · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English mereminne, from Old English meremennen, meremenin (“siren”), equivalent to mer- + man. Cognate with Middle Dutch merminne, Middle Low German merminne, Middle High German mereminne, merminne (“mermaid”). More at merman.

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