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Merfather vs Merperson - What's the difference?

merfather | merperson | Hyponyms |

Merfather is a hyponym of merperson.


As nouns the difference between merfather and merperson

is that merfather is (fantasy) a father merman while merperson is a mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half.

merfather

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (fantasy) A father merman.
  • * 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.
  • * 2004 , Vicki Blum, The Mermaid Secret , Scholastic (2004), ISBN 0439969166, page 63:
    • "Danya, you think if you believe in your merfather and Ayralon, it's like rejecting your parents. Especially your stepfather. Is that true?"
  • * 2006 , Roger Ebert, " 'Aquamarine'", Orange County Register , 3 March 2006:
    • Two eighth-graders (Emma Roberts and JoJo) befriend a mermaid (Sara Paxton) who has three days to prove to her merfather that love exists.

    Coordinate terms

    * mermother

    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