nereid

ne·reid
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/ˈnɪəɹiɪd/

noun

A youthful and pretty bather.

Similar
ragwormclam wormocean-nymphsea-nymph
OriginLatin Nērēis ← Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς →
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Meanings

nereid1

nounnereid (plural nereids or nereides)

plural nereids · plural nereides

  1. Greekhuman sciencesAlternative letter-case form of Nereid.
  2. figurativelyA youthful and pretty bather.

    I knew in the back of my mind that the “nereid” wore a bikini intended for photography and that she lived in that bikini all summer.

    2014, John R. Stilgoe, Old Fields: Photography, Glamour, and Fantasy Landscape

nereid2

nounnereid (plural nereids)

plural nereids

  1. alternativebiologyAlternative form of nereidid.

    Synonyms: ragworm, clam worm

Nereid3

nounNereid (plural Nereids or Nereides)

plural Nereids · plural Nereides · alternative nereid · alternative archaic Nereide · alternative archaic Nereïde

  1. Greekhuman sciencesAny one of the fifty sea-nymphs who were daughters of the sea-god Nereus and attendants upon Poseidon (Neptune), and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes in human form and sometimes with the tail of a fish.

    No Dryads sought to avert the fate of their kindred trees - no Nereides sported on the waves.

    1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 234

    Synonyms: ocean-nymph, sea-nymph

proper noun

alternative archaic Nereide · alternative archaic Nereïde

  1. astronomyOne of the satellites of the planet Neptune.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny one of the fifty sea-nymphs who were daughters of the sea-god Nereus and attendants upon Poseidon (Neptune), and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes in human form and sometimes with the tail of a fish.

Similar
ocean-nymphsea-nymph
Also see
nereis

Origin

nereid · noun

See Nereid.

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nereid · noun

See nereidid.

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Nereid · noun, proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekΝηρηΐς
  2. LatinNērēis
  3. EnglishNereid

From the stem of Latin Nērēis, from Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs), from Νηρεύς (Nēreús, “Nereus”) + -ις (-is), literally “sprung of Nereus”. By surface analysis, Nereus + -id.

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Translations

Bulgarian нереида, морска нимфа
  • нереида (nereida)mythological being
  • морска нимфа (morska nimfa)mythological being
Catalan nereida
  • nereidamythological being
Dutch Nereïde
  • Nereïdemythological being
Esperanto nereidino
  • nereidinomythological being
French Néréide, Néréide
  • Néréidemythological being
  • Néréidemoon
Greek νηρηίδα
  • νηρηίδα (niriída)mythological being
Hindi नियरीड
  • नियरीड (niyrīḍ)moon
Irish Néiréid
  • Néiréidmoon
Japanese ネーレーイス
  • ネーレーイス (nērēisu)mythological being
Korean 네레이드, 네레이드
  • 네레이드 (nereideu)mythological being
  • 네레이드 (nereideu)moon
Latin Nērēis, Nērēis
  • Nērēismythological being
  • Nērēismoon
Russian нереи́да, Нереи́да
  • нереи́да (nereída)mythological being
  • Нереи́да (Nereída)moon
Spanish nereida
  • nereidamythological being
Swahili nereidi
  • nereidimythological being
Swedish nereid
  • nereidmythological being

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

denierdienerEdirneNiederNeider
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APA

nereid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nereid

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“nereid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nereid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nereid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nereid.

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