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Mermaids are often depicted as beautiful or magnificent creatures. Some people have trouble coping with the fact that such a thing doesn't exist. Other people are easily fooled by hoaxes or poorly studied animal remains. Many young children believe in mermaids as it takes time for a child to learn how to distinguish between fantasy and reality.

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The prefix mer- refers to the ocean or things relating to the ocean. Maid can refer to an unmarried woman or a woman employed in domestic service. So mermaid can be taken roughly to mean "sea woman."

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