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Meaning of Mermaid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈmɜːˌmeɪd

Definitions

  1. A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.
  2. Coloured a brilliant turquoise.
  3. A prostitute.
    obsolete

Equivalents

العربية ابْنَة الْبَحْر حورية حورية البحر حُورِيَّة الْمَاء خيلان عروسة البحر
বাংলা মৎস্যকন্যা
Bosanski siren sirena sirena sirene sireno сирена
Català sirena
Cymraeg môr-forwyn
Dansk havfrue
Deutsch Meerjungfrau Nixe Seejungfrau Wassernixe
Ελληνικά γοργόνα σειρήνα
Esperanto marvirino sireno
Español bestión bicha nereida sirena
Suomi merenneito
Français sirène
Gaeilge maighdean mhara murúch
Gàidhlig maighdeann-mara maighdeann-mhara
Galego serea
עברית בת ים
हिन्दी जलकन्या जलपरी
Hrvatski siren sirena sirena sirene sireno сирена
Magyar hableány sellő
Հայերեն ջրահարս
Igbo agbọghọ mmụọ
Íslenska hafmey
Italiano sirena
日本語 人魚
ქართული ალი ქალთევზა
ខ្មែរ មច្ឆានុ រក្សសី
한국어 인어
Latina Nereis Siren
Македонски сирена
Bahasa Melayu ikan duyung
မြန်မာဘာသာ ရေသူမ
Nederlands meermin zeemeermin
Polski boginka panna wodna rusałka syrena syreni
Português sereia
Română sirenă
Русский морска́я де́ва наяда русалка сирена
Shqip sirenë
Српски siren sirena sirena sirene sireno сирена
Svenska havsfru havsjungfru sjöjungfru
தமிழ் கடற்கன்னி நீர்மங்கை
తెలుగు మత్స్యకన్య
ไทย นางเงือก เงือก
Tagalog sirena
Türkçe deniz kızı denizkızı
ئۇيغۇرچە سۇ پەرىسى
Українська мавка руса́лка сире́на
Tiếng Việt mĩ nhân ngư mỹ nhân ngư nàng tiên cá nhân ngư

Examples

“Search the depth, & ſee that variety of Sea monſters & fiſhes, Mare-maids, Sea men, Horſes, &c. which it affords.”
“People that are drowned, and whose bodies are not founds are believed to have been taken into the dwellings of the Mermaids.”
“a mermaid smoothie”
“mermaid ice-cream”
“A Gentleman or an honeſt Cittizen, ſhall not Sit in your pennie-bench Theaters, vvith his Squirrell by his ſide cracking nuttes; nor ſneake into a Tauerne vvith his Mermaid; but he ſhall be Satyr'd and Epigram'd vpon, and his humour muſt run vpo'th Stage: […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

mermaid skirt mermaid syndrome mermaid tresses mermaid's fishing line mermaid's glove mermaid's hair

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