Dictionary definition for: Nymph
1. (n) (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"
2. (n) a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
3. (n) a voluptuously beautiful young woman
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