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Pronunciation : Nymph
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. nympha nymph, bride, young woman, Gr. nymphe. Cf. Nuptial.]
Definition : 1. (Class. Myth.)

Defn: A goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters. Where were ye, nymphs, when the remorseless deep Closed o'er the head of your loved Lycidas Milton.

2. Hence: A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel. Nymph, in thy orisons Be all my sins remembered. Shak.

3. (Zo?l.)

Defn: The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis.

4. (Zo?l.)

Defn: Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; -- called also naiad.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913