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nymph

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
16
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈnɪmf/ (UK)

Definition of nymph

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Greek, Roman)Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc.
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noun

  1. (Greek, Roman)Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc.
  2. A young girl, especially one who is attractive, beautiful or graceful.
  3. The larva of certain insects.
  4. Any of various butterflies of the family Nymphalidae.

verb

  1. To fish using a nymph larva as bait.
    “Kuster meanwhile nymphed the middle of the Snag. When I joined him, I threw my streamer between the main channel's flow and the skinnier side-channel flow, […]”

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Etymology

From Middle English nimphe, from Old English nymphē and Old French nimphe, both from Latin nympha (“nymph, bride”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride”). Doublet of nympha.

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