Synonyms of nymph

nymph

noun

ˈnim(p)f 

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-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
• teenybopper
• schoolgirl
• pixie
• tomboy
• romp
• bobby-soxer
• hoyden
• junior miss
• gamine
• subdebutante
• snip

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nymph

And the ocean nymphs try out this wonder on more plants, and are delighted that the same thing happens at its touch, and repeat it by scattering the seeds from the plants through the waves. — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026

Theron plays nymph Calypso in the Christopher Nolan blockbuster. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 31 July 2026

The sculptor Berthold Nebel left his mark across Manhattan, from the sea nymphs in the ceilings of the old Cunard Building at the foot of Broadway to the limestone reliefs at the Hispanic Society up on 155th Street. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 July 2026

Calypso is a nymph that Odysseus encounters on the mythical island of Ogygia. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

Phrases Containing nymph

• wood nymph