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waternymph

waternymph is the alternative form of water nymph.

Meaning of water nymph

Noun

water nymph (plural water nymphs)

  1. A female spirit presiding over fountains, wells, streams, etc.
    • We cannot refrain from suspecting that in the original legend these were Valkyrias and not Water-nymphs, for these last would hardly strip to go into the water, their native element.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 214
  2. Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas.

Forms of waternymph

pluralwaternymphs

Questions about waternymph

What is waternymph the alternative form of?
Waternymph is the alternative form of water nymph.

Words near waternymph in the dictionary

  1. Watermoor
  2. watermoss
  3. waterness
  4. waternut
  5. waternuts
  6. waternymph
  7. waternymphs
  8. waterologer
  9. waterologers
  10. waterpark
  11. waterparks

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