nymph: a definition

I guess the time has come when a definition was needed. This is a dictionary definition; rather brief and vague. Short. Hard... this is not my definition. Now I need to define it myself.


nymph  (nmf)

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.

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

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nymphal (nmfl) adj.

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