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nimph

nimph is the obsolete spelling of nymph.

Meaning of nymph

Noun

nymph (plural nymphs or nymphae)

  1. (Greek, Roman) Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grottos, wind, etc.
  2. A young girl, especially one who is attractive, beautiful or graceful.
  3. The larva of certain insects.
    Synonyms:
    instar, naiad
  4. Any of various butterflies of the family Nymphalidae.

See all 5 meanings of nymph

Forms of nimph

pluralnimphs

Questions about nimph

What is nimph the obsolete spelling of?
Nimph is the obsolete spelling of nymph.

Words near nimph in the dictionary

  1. nimorazole
  2. nimotuzumab
  3. Nimoy
  4. Nimoys
  5. nimp
  6. nimph
  7. Nimphius
  8. nimphs
  9. nimpingang
  10. nimpingangs
  11. Nimpkish

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nimph (page history and authors); nymph (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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