merbrother

English

Etymology

From mer- +‎ brother.

Noun

merbrother (plural merbrothers)

1. (fantasy) A brother who is a merman.
   • 2009, Macgregor Card, “The Merman’s Gift”, in Duties of an English Foreign Secretary, Fence Books, →ISBN, page 63:

     there’d be a time to say my brother is survived by our merbrother

   • 2012, Robin Pritchard, A History of Mermaids, →ISBN, page 198:

     The merbrothers were suddenly impatient to leave.

   • 2012, Diana Cooper, Tara and Her Talking Kitten Meet a Mermaid, Findhorn Press, →ISBN, pages 47–48:

     Then she saw that Petronella’s merbrothers Jolly, Julian, Joseph, John, Jerry, Jimmy, and Jupiter were pushing the boat towards the river bank to the place where it sloped gently.

   • 2015, Fabion Harris, chapter 4, in Pure: A Mermaid Story, Lulu, →ISBN, page 13:

     Adam would rather see him spend more time among his merbrothers and women.

   • 2017, Peter Raymundo, Third Grade Mermaid, Scholastic Press, →ISBN:

     Little merbrothers can be so ANNOYING!