Topic: FOLKLORE
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | nimphe, from Latin, from Greek nymphe 'bride, nymph' |
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nymph
[countable]
[countable]1RFRM one of the spirits of nature who, according to ancient Greek and Roman stories, appeared as young girls living in trees, mountains, streams etc
2 literary a beautiful girl or young woman
