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Mermother vs Merperson - What's the difference?

mermother | merperson | Hyponyms |

Mermother is a hyponym of merperson.


As nouns the difference between mermother and merperson

is that mermother is (fantasy) a mother mermaid while merperson is a mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half.

mermother

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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 9780440843641, 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

    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