: a fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish
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Forty mermaids competed for prizes in this international competition.
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Joe Ruiz, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2024
Everyone's favorite little mermaid is back with all new adventures under the sea.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
Sweeney's custom Miu Miu dress traded the traditional ballroom skirt for a slinky, soft mermaid silhouette with a short train.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2024
The Magical Mermaid toothpaste was just as interesting for kids to look at, with a scale design meant to mimic a mermaid’s tail amid bright colors.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 10 Mar. 2024
Directed by Ron Howard, Splash follows Allen Bauer (Tom Hanks), a man who was rescued as a boy by a mermaid (Hannah) while on a trip to Cape Cod.
—EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
Even with an opening-night flub, Terrence Mann brought cheerful warmth as the Narrator; Unity Phelan was a luxurious librarian turned mermaid; and Sara Mearns, as the Swan, brought poignancy to her back, her arms and, as usual, her everything.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
The motel, once called the Bridge Motor Inn, remains in business with larger-than-life sculptures of a mermaid and a pirate outside the office entrance.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
Joe Ruiz, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2024
Everyone's favorite little mermaid is back with all new adventures under the sea.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
Sweeney's custom Miu Miu dress traded the traditional ballroom skirt for a slinky, soft mermaid silhouette with a short train.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2024
The Magical Mermaid toothpaste was just as interesting for kids to look at, with a scale design meant to mimic a mermaid’s tail amid bright colors.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 10 Mar. 2024
Directed by Ron Howard, Splash follows Allen Bauer (Tom Hanks), a man who was rescued as a boy by a mermaid (Hannah) while on a trip to Cape Cod.
—EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
Even with an opening-night flub, Terrence Mann brought cheerful warmth as the Narrator; Unity Phelan was a luxurious librarian turned mermaid; and Sara Mearns, as the Swan, brought poignancy to her back, her arms and, as usual, her everything.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
The motel, once called the Bridge Motor Inn, remains in business with larger-than-life sculptures of a mermaid and a pirate outside the office entrance.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
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mermaid
noun
mer·maid
ˈmər-ˌmād 
: an imaginary sea creature usually represented with a woman's body and a fish's tail
Etymology
Middle English mermayde "mermaid," from mere "lake, pool, sea" and mayde "maid"
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