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nymph

/ˈnɪmf/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
nymph
IPA
/ˈnɪmf/
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grottos, wind, etc.

noun

A young girl, especially one who is attractive, beautiful or graceful.

noun

The larva of certain insects.

noun

Any of various butterflies of the family Nymphalidae.

verb

To fish using a nymph larva as bait.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *snewbʰ- Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē)der. Latin nymphader. Old French nimphebor. Middle English nimphe English nymph From Middle English nimphe, from Old English nymphē and Old French nimphe, both from Latin nympha (“nymph, bride”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride, young maiden”). Doublet of nympha.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈnɪmf/
  • British English: /ˈnɪmf/

Inflected Forms

nymphs (plural) nymphae (plural) nymphe (alternative, archaic) nymphs (present, singular) nymphing (participle, present) nymphed (participle, past) nymphed (past)

Derived Forms

deutonymph flymph nymphal nymphet nymphette nymphic nymphicidal nymphicide nymphine nymphiparous nymphish nymphlike

Phrases

jungle nymph mountain-nymph nymph of darkness nymph of the pavé nymph of the pavement ocean-nymph river-nymph sea-nymph

Frequently Paired Words

lymph nymphaeum nympho nymphomania nymphomaniac sylph alseid auloniad

Synonyms

lolita nymphet nymphette instar naiad houri

Rhymes With

lymph glymph lymphe

Questions

How do you pronounce nymph?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɪmf/.
What does nymph mean?
Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grottos, wind, etc.
Where does nymph come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce nymph

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