nymphs

noun

a voluptuously beautiful young woman

a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)

(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden

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The word nymphs breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root nymph-, from Greek nymphe (“nymph, bride”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.