Word: mermaids
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mer
maids
Definition: Plural of mermaid; half woman and half fish; lives in the sea
Morphemes:
Affix: mer-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: sea; marine; applied to beings that are fully or partly sea-creatures.
Affix: maid
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A virgin, now female but originally one of either gender.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.