Definitions for nymph
Overview of noun nymph
The noun nymph has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) nymph
((classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water")
2. (1) nymph
(a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly))
3. nymph, houri
(a voluptuously beautiful young woman)






