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nymphette

/nɪmˈfɛt/

nymphette is the alternative form of nymphet.

Meaning of nymphet

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

Forms of nymphette

pluralnymphettes

Origin of nymphette

From French nymphette. By surface analysis, nymph + -ette.

Questions about nymphette

What is nymphette the alternative form of?
Nymphette is the alternative form of nymphet.
How do you pronounce nymphette?
Nymphette is pronounced /nɪmˈfɛt/.

Words near nymphette in the dictionary

  1. nymphed
  2. nymphes
  3. nymphet
  4. nymphetry
  5. nymphets
  6. nymphette
  7. nymphettes
  8. nympheum
  9. nympheums
  10. nymphic
  11. nymphical

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