Word: merchild
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mer
child
Definition: The young of either sex of a legendary creature, human from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.
Morphemes:
Affix: mer-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Of, pertaining to, or associated with the realm of mermaids and mermen.
Affix: child
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A figurative offspring, particularly.