Meaning

noun (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden

noun a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)

noun a voluptuously beautiful young woman

originFrom 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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