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   nymph

   /nɪmf/

   noun

   • 1. a mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations: "the idyllic world of nymphs and shepherds" Similar spritesylphwood nymphwater nymph
   • ▪ a beautiful young woman. literary Similar girlbellemaidenmaidsylphyoung womanyoung ladylasslassiecolleenliterary:maidmaidendamselarchaic:demoisellerosebud
   • 2. an immature form of an insect that does not change greatly as it grows, e.g. a dragonfly, mayfly, or locust.
   • ▪ an artificial fishing fly made to resemble the aquatic nymph of an insect.
   • 3. a mainly brown butterfly that frequents woods and forest glades.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French nimphe, from Latin nympha, from Greek numphē ‘nymph, bride’; related to Latin nubere ‘be the wife of’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. nymphal adjective
   • 2. nymphean adjective
   • 3. nymphlike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 15

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