merboy

plural merboys

1. A young merman.

   He grins like the little merboy who used to dare me to eat sea slugs.

   2011, Tera Lynn Childs, Fins Are Forever, Katherine Tegen Books, →ISBN, page 257

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   When the music stopped, Arista was finally able to excuse herself, but seconds later she was caught up by yet another eager merboy. Over the course of the night, Arista danced with many merboys, […]

   1993, Jan Carr, Arista's New Boyfriend, Disney Press, →ISBN, page 19

   "Tell me what was happening in the world when you were a little merboy. Was there television?"

   1997, Dick King-Smith, The Merman, Dell Yearling, published 2001, →ISBN, page 69

   Synonyms: merlad