HyperDic: nereid

English > 1 sense of the word Nereid:
NOUNperson Nereid(Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus
English > Nereid: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning(Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus.
CategoryGreek mythologyThe mythology of the ancient Greeks
NarrowerThetis(Greek mythology) one of the 50 Nereids
Broadersea nymph(Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus
Spanishnereida
Catalannereida, Nereides

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