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Merbaby vs Merperson - What's the difference?

merbaby | merperson | Hyponyms |

Merperson is a hyponym of merbaby.



As nouns the difference between merbaby and merperson

is that merbaby is a baby mermaid or merman while merperson is a mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half.

merbaby

English

Noun

(merbabies)
  • A baby mermaid or merman.
  • * 1997 , Elizabeth Lane, The Tycoon and the Townie , Harlequin (1997), ISBN 9781459273092, unnumbered page:
    • "She should have stayed in the ocean where she belonged. She could have married some nice young merman and had some cute little merbabies and lived a long, happy life—"
  • * 2003 , Liz Kessler, The Tail of Emily Windsnap , Scholastic, ISBN 9780439781787, page 57:
    • There were mermaids with gold chains around slinky long tails, swimming along with little merchildren. One had a merbaby on her back, the tiniest little pink tail sticking out from under its sling.
  • * 2009 , Penny Kendal, Merbaby , Evans Brothers Limited (2009), ISBN 9780237539078, page 35:
    • But Anna held the merbaby tight and carried her towards the sea.

    Hypernyms

    * merchild

    merperson

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • 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, merteen