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nymph

Noun

Meaning

A goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters.

A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel.

The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis.

Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; -- called also naiad.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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They tell you that a tree is only a combination of chemical elements. I prefer to believe that God created it, and that it is inhabited by a nymph. Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, Or some frail China jar receive a flaw, Or stain her honour, or her new brocade, Forget her prayers, or miss a masquerade. Alexander Pope

Every man needs two women: a quiet home-maker, and a thrilling nymph. Iris Murdoch

What are you? (Zarek) I'm a nymph. (Astrid) I hope you just left an important syllable off that word, princess. (Zarek) Sherrilyn Kenyon

For when thy folding-star arising shows His paly circlet, at his warning lamp The fragrant hours, and elves Who slept in buds the day, And many a nymph who wreathes her brows with sedge And sheds the fresh'ning dew, and lovelier still, The pensive pleasures sweet Prepare thy shadowy car. William Collins

Oh my god, I am so awesome!" Leo bellowed. "So awesome!" Echo yelled back. "He is funny," a nymph ventured. "And cute, in a scrawny way," another said. "Scrawny?" Leo asked. "Baby I invented scrawny. Scrawny is the new sizzling hot. Rick Riordan

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