Nymph

Morpheme

Nymph

Type

free base

Denotation

bride, young woman, adolescent girl, pupa stage

Etymology

Middle English nimphe; Old English nymphē and Old French nimphe; Latin nympha; Ancient Greek nýmphē

Evidence

nymph, nympha, nymphae, nymphaeum, nymphet, nymphette, nymphicidal, nymphoid, nympholepsy, nympholeptic, nymphomania, nymphomaniac, nymphophile, nymphophilia, nymphotomy, nymphs

See Also

Lymph