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nymphes

English

Noun

nymphes

  1. plural of nymphe

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n??f/
  • Homophone: nymphe
  • Hyphenation: nymphes

Noun

nymphes f

  1. plural of nymphe

Latin

Noun

nymph?s

  1. genitive singular of nymph?

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  • what does les nymphes meaning

nymphet

English

Alternative forms

  • nymphette

Etymology

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

Noun

nymphet (plural nymphets)

  1. (obsolete) A small nymph. [17th-19th c.]
    • 1612 Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion I. xi. Argt. 171:
      Of the nymphets sporting there In Wyrrall, and in Delamere.
  2. A sexually attractive girl or young woman. [from 20th c.]

Usage notes

More common than the alternative spelling nymphette, which uses the more standard feminine suffix -ette.

Synonyms

  • jailbait, lolita, nymph

Translations

References

  • The changing English language, Brian Foster, 1968, pp. 185–186 – on spelling nymphet versus nymphette

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