nereid

See also: Nereid

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪəɹiɪd/

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• Hyphenation: ne‧reid

Etymology 1

See Nereid.

Noun

nereid (plural nereids or nereides)

1. (Greek mythology) Alternative letter-case form of Nereid.
2. (figuratively) A youthful and pretty bather.
   • 2014, John R. Stilgoe, Old Fields: Photography, Glamour, and Fantasy Landscape‎^[1]:

     I knew in the back of my mind that the “nereid” wore a bikini intended for photography and that she lived in that bikini all summer.

Translations

Nereid — see Nereid

Etymology 2

See nereidid.

Noun

nereid (plural nereids)

1. (zoology) Alternative form of nereidid.

   Synonyms: ragworm, clam worm

Anagrams

• renied, reined, Neider, Edirne, denier, Nieder, diener