Word Type

Noun

The word "mermaid" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

sea

Coordinate Terms

melusine nixie siren

Derived Terms

Fiji mermaid false mermaid mermaid skirt mermaid syndrome mermaid tresses mermaid's fishing line mermaid's glove mermaid's hair mermaid's head mermaid's purse mermaid's toenail mermaid's tresses mermaidcore mermaiding mermaidish mermaidlike mermaidweed mermaidy reverse mermaid

Derived From

maid mere

Part Of (Holonyms)

merfolk

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

imaginary being imaginary creature merperson

Type Of (IsA)

creature female animal imaginary being merperson mythical being sea monster sentient animal therianthrope

Part Of

merfolk

Related Terms

mereswine merhorse merman merwife merwolf 🧜♀️

Related Terms

creature disney disney movie disney water dreams female female fish fictional fins fish fish girl fish people fish woman girl little mereswine merewif merman merwolf movie mythological ocean people popular culture sailors sailors dreams sea sing under under sea water water creature with fins woman

Similar Terms

melusine nixie siren

Synonym Network

mergirl

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.