nymph
41nymph(o)- — [Gr. nymphē bride] a combining form denoting relationship to the nymphae, or labia minora …
42nymph — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dryad, naiad, houri, undine; larva. See mythical deities, animal. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. nature goddess, sprite, mermaid; see fairy 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. spirit, sprite, goddess,… …
43nymph — [14] Greek númphē originally meant ‘bride’ (it was related to Latin nūbere ‘take a husband’, source of English connubial and nubile). It subsequently became extended, however, to ‘beautiful young woman’ and ‘female nature spirit, particularly one …
44nymph — nɪmf n. nature deity appearing as a beautiful maiden (Mythology); beautiful young woman; larval stage in insect development (also nympha) …
45nymph n — myth n …
46nymph — n. (In poetry.) Damsel, maiden, maid, lass, girl …
47nymph — noun (C) 1 one of the spirits of nature, who, according to ancient Greek and Roman stories, appeared as young girls living in trees, mountains, streams etc 2 poetic a girl or young woman …
48nymph — n. 1) an immature stage in the life history of certain insects, such as grasshoppers and reduviid bugs. On emerging from the eggs, nymphs resemble the adult insects except that they are smaller, do not have fully developed wings, and are not… …
49Nymph — ( нимфа ) девушка или женщина на сленге ковбоев; …
50nymph — [nɪmf] noun [C] in ancient Greek and Roman stories, one of the female spirits who live in rivers, mountains, or forests …
