nymphet

noun

nym·​phet nim-ˈfet  ˈnim(p)-fət 

variants or less commonly nymphette

: a sexually precocious girl barely in her teens

also : a sexually attractive young woman

Examples of nymphet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a moment of serendipity, Saber encounters an underage nymphet with the luscious nickname Strawberry (Suzanna Son) who works at the local doughnut shop but dreams of a life in a faraway place. —Erik Morse, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2021

Professor Humbert Humbert marries a widow to be near her nymphet daughter. —Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021

Few seemed willing to forgive her for being a spoiled, non-virginal nymphet. —Stacy Schiff, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2021

The most dangerous creature of all is the nymphet, the femme fatale, the siren who will lead a good man to ruin, a common archetype threaded throughout art, music and literature. —Kim Liggett, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2020

Her id-like nymphets bump up against censorious, finger-wagging brigades of peasant women and occasionally men — hapless tourists who have wandered into the wide shot. —Julia Felsenthal, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2020

Word History

Etymology

nymphet from nymph + -et entry 1; nymphette from nymph + -ette, or borrowed from French nymphette (borrowed from English nymphet)

Note: In the sense given the word is dependent on its use by Vladimir nabokov in the novel Lolita (1955).

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above