Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nymphette

/nɪmˈfɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nymphette
IPA: /nɪmˈfɛt/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of nymphet.

Example Sentences

"William Douglas was a Scotsman, as canny in his seduction of teenage girls, nymphettes who did not have to be necessarily virgin provided they were kittenish, as he was in his betting on near certain odds."

Etymology

From French nymphette. By surface analysis, nymph + -ette.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: nymphette

Inflected Forms

nymphettes (plural)

Homonyms

nymphet

Questions

How do you pronounce nymphette?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɪmˈfɛt/.
What does nymphette mean?: Alternative form of nymphet.
Where does nymphette come from?: It is traced to French.

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