Nymph Definition

nĭmf
nymphs
noun
nymphs
Any of a group of minor nature goddesses, represented as young and beautiful and living in rivers, mountains, or trees.
Webster's New World
A lovely young woman.
Webster's New World
A young woman; maiden: literary or playful usage.
Webster's New World
The young of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis, differing from the adult primarily in size and structural proportions.
Webster's New World
The eight-legged immature form of certain arachnids, such as ticks and mites.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Nymph

Noun

Singular:
nymph
Plural:
nymphs

Origin of Nymph

  • From Middle English nimphe, from Old French nimphe, from Latin nympha (“nymph, bride"), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (numphÄ“, “bride").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English nimphe from Old French from Latin nympha from Greek numphē

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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