# merchild

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The young of either sex of a legendary creature, human from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.

## Etymology
From mer- + child.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/merchild