merfolk

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noun

Mythical creatures that are human from the waist up and fish from the waist down.

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merfolks
OriginEnglish folk ← Middle English folk ← Old English folc →
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Meanings

nounmerfolk pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyMythical creatures that are human from the waist up and fish from the waist down.

    Synonyms: merfolks

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMythical creatures that are human from the waist up and fish from the waist down.

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merfolks

Origin

  1. Englishmer-
  2. Proto-Germanic*fulką
  3. Proto-West Germanic*folk
  4. Old Englishfolc
  5. Middle Englishfolk
  6. Englishfolk
  7. Englishmerfolk

From mer- + folk.

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APA

merfolk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merfolk

MLA

“merfolk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merfolk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merfolk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merfolk.

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