nymphs

Meanings

Noun

• (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
  • "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"
• a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
• a voluptuously beautiful young woman
• plural of nymph

Verb

• third-person singular simple present indicative of nymph

Synonyms

houri, nymph