different between nymphette vs nymph

English

Noun

nymphette (plural nymphettes)

1. Alternative form of nymphet
   • 1976, Arthur Calder-Marshall, The grand century of the lady (page 81)

     William Douglas was a Scotsman, as canny in his seduction of teenage girls, nymphettes who did not have to be necessarily virgin provided they were kittenish, as he was in his betting on near certain odds.

French

Etymology

From nymphe +? -ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n??.f?t/

Noun

nymphette f (plural nymphettes)

1. A small nymph.
2. A sexually attractive adolescent girl or young woman; nymphet.

Further reading

• “nymphette” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Alternative forms

• nymphe (rare or archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English nimphe, from French nimphe, from Latin nympha (“nymph, bride”), from Ancient Greek ????? (númph?, “bride”). Doublet of nympha.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?n?mf/

Noun

nymph (plural nymphs or nymphæ)

1. (Greek, Roman) Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc.
2. A young girl, especially one who is attractive, beautiful or graceful.

   Synonyms: lolita, nymphet, nymphette

3. (entomology) The larva of certain insects.

   Synonyms: instar, naiad

4. (entomology) Any of various butterflies of the family Nymphalidae.

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See also

• alseid, auloniad, crinaeae, limnade, meliae, napaeae, oceanids, oreads, pegaeae
• dryads, hamadryads, naiads, nereids
• Hesperides