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

Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Nymph

Singular:

nymph

Plural:

nymphs

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