merteen

English

Etymology

From mer- +‎ teen.

Noun

merteen (plural merteens)

1. A teenage merperson.
   • 2000 February 8, Virginia Vitzthum, “Annie Sprinkle swims forward”, in Salon:

     In the “how to make a porn video” within the video, Sprinkle plays an older mermaid who sexually initiates a “merteen” played by Sirena.

   • 2005, Rachel Roberts, The Heart of Avalon, CDS Books, →ISBN, page 120:

     Realization filled the merteen's eyes with sadness.

   • 2012 July 27, Maria Denardo, “Rockefeller's Center”, in The Daily Dan:

     I paddle board, boogie board, and I use a monofin when I swim. You put your two feet in a fin and workout in the water. It’s a great way for merfolk—mermen, merteens, whoever—to connect with the water.

Hypernyms

• merchild
• merkid