nymph
About 0.87 uses per million words.
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.
Similar words
houri thetis sylph dragonfly stonefly bostonian nimph water nymph waternymph tree nymph
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Word family
nymphal nymphs
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