Word: merwife
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mer
wife
Definition: A 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: wife
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Alternative form of woman; a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man