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nymph (nĭmf)
n.
  1. Greek & Roman Mythology. Any of numerous minor deities represented as beautiful maidens inhabiting and sometimes personifying features of nature such as trees, waters, and mountains.
  2. A girl, especially a beautiful one.
  3. The larval form of certain insects, such as silverfish and grasshoppers, usually resembling the adult form but smaller and lacking fully developed wings. Also called nympha.

[Middle English nimphe, from Old French, from Latin nympha, from Greek numphē.]

nymphal nymph'al (nĭm'fəl) adj.



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