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nymphet

/nɪmˈfɛt/

nymphet noun: a small nymph.

Noun

nymphet (plural nymphets)

  1. (obsolete) A small nymph.
    • Of the nymphets sporting there In Wyrrall, and in Delamere.1612 Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion I. xi. Argt. 171
  2. A sexually attractive girl or young woman.
    • […] the fey grace, the elusive, shifty, soul-shattering, insidious charm that separates the nymphet from such coevals of hers […]1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, published August 1958, →OCLC, part 1, page 19

Synonyms of nymphet

Forms of nymphet

pluralnymphets
alternative formnymphette

Origin of nymphet

From nymph + -et (“diminutive”), first attested 1612. The second sense was popularized by Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel Lolita.

Words formed from nymphet

Questions about nymphet

What does nymphet mean?
Nymphet means a small nymph.
What part of speech is nymphet?
Nymphet is a noun.
How do you pronounce nymphet?
Nymphet is pronounced /nɪmˈfɛt/.
What is the plural of nymphet?
The plural of nymphet is nymphets.

Words near nymphet in the dictionary

  1. nymphean
  2. nymphectomies
  3. nymphectomy
  4. nymphed
  5. nymphes
  6. nymphet
  7. nymphetry
  8. nymphets
  9. nymphette
  10. nymphettes
  11. nympheum

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