Meaning of merchild | Babel Free

Definitions

The young of either sex of a legendary creature, human from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.

Examples

“The fish-tailed merchild carved in crumbling stone Wreathed with loose straggling roses, reigns alone...”

“There were mermaids with gold chains around slinky long tails, swimming along with little merchildren.”

“He shuddered as he thought about all the stories he had heard as a young merchild.”

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