Search Result:nymph


KK Pronunciation

〔 nImf 〕

Pronunciation

〔 nimf 〕


Overview of noun nymph

The noun nymph has 3 senses


  • nymph -- ((classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water")

  • nymph -- (a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly))

  • nymph, houri -- (a voluptuously beautiful young woman)