Nymph meaning

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The definition of a nymph is a mythical spirit or goddess, or a beautiful young woman.

A mythical female spirit who lives in the mountains is an example of a nymph.

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Any of numerous minor deities represented as beautiful maidens inhabiting and sometimes personifying features of nature such as trees, waters, and mountains.
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A sexually mature and attractive young woman.
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Any of a group of minor nature goddesses, represented as young and beautiful and living in rivers, mountains, or trees.
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The immature form of those insects that do not pass through a pupal stage. Nymphs usually resemble the adults, but are smaller, lack fully developed wings, and are sexually immature.
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(Greek & Roman mythology) Any minor female deity associated with water, forests, grotto, etc.
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A young girl, especially one who inspires lustful feelings.
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Plural form of nymph.
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The immature form of an insect, such as a grasshopper, that does not pass through a pupal stage during metamorphosis. Nymphs resemble adults but are smaller and lack fully developed wings.
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The eight-legged immature form of certain arachnids, such as ticks and mites.
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The larva of certain insects.
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The young of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis, differing from the adult primarily in size and structural proportions.
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Origin of nymph

  • Middle English nimphe from Old French from Latin nympha from Greek numphē
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • From Middle English nimphe, from Old French nimphe, from Latin nympha (“nymph, bride"), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (numphÄ“, “bride").
    From Wiktionary

Nymph Sentence Examples

  • He had the dream about the bronze haired nymph again.

  • Nemertes was a sea nymph, daughter of Nereus and Doris..

  • "Why on earth did you choose me over a nymph?" she demanded.

  • He was the child of a nymph by the god of the wind.

  • The difference between the nymph or false pupa and the true pupa is that in the latter a whole stage is devoted to the perfecting of the wings and body-wall after the wings have become external organs; the stage is one in which no food is or can be taken, however prolonged may be its existence.

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