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

Charlize Theron, portraying the immortal nymph Calypso, offered perhaps the most understated interpretation of method dressing. — Alex Badia, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

Charlize Theron, who takes on the role of the temptress nymph Calypso, has leaned toward the seductive, wearing Tom Ford short-shorts on one carpet and a black Givenchy dress with a thigh-high slit on another. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Encourage Natural Predators Eggs and squash bug nymphs are particularly vulnerable to predatory insects like parasitic wasps, ground beetles, assassin bugs, and ladybugs. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 20 July 2026

According to later Greek myth, Achilles was born to a sea nymph and a king. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026

Phrases Containing nymph

• wood nymph