Synonyms of nymph

nymph

noun

1

as in mermaid

a mythical goddess represented as a young girl and said to live outdoors

she bought the book of fairy tales for the beautiful engravings of nymphs and fairies featured between the stories

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mermaid
• dryad
• hamadryad
• wood nymph
• naiad
• oread
• siren
• water nymph
• Oceanid
• Nereid
• sea-maiden
• sea-maid

2

as in larva

a young wingless often wormlike form (as a grub or caterpillar) that hatches from the egg of many insects

mayfly nymphs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• larva
• pupa
• naiad

3

as in girl

a female person who has not yet reached adulthood

the neighborhood nymphs were gathered at the local pizza parlor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• girl
• filly
• lass
• lassie
• missy
• sheila
• miss
• pixy
• teenybopper
• schoolgirl
• pixie
• tomboy
• romp
• bobby-soxer
• hoyden
• junior miss
• gamine
• subdebutante
• snip

Phrases Containing nymph

• wood nymph