What is the meaning of nymph?

noun

  • Classical mythology. ( a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden)
    • usage: "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.
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