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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
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as in girl
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood
the neighborhood nymphs were gathered at the local pizza parlor
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Recent Examples of nymph
For example, one day an adult delivered what appeared to be a nymph of an annual cicada into the mouth of one of its young.
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
The babies, called nymphs, hatch from these eggs after six weeks and fall to the ground.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
Early instar nymphs are black in color with white spots; fourth instar nymphs are red with black and white spots.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
The eggs will then hatch six to seven weeks later, and the nymphs burrow into the soil to begin the next cycle.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
The babies, called nymphs, hatch from these eggs after six weeks and fall to the ground.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
Early instar nymphs are black in color with white spots; fourth instar nymphs are red with black and white spots.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
The eggs will then hatch six to seven weeks later, and the nymphs burrow into the soil to begin the next cycle.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nymph
Noun
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On the road, Pearce has seen entire families come dressed in matching mermaid outfits and others in tutus.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
13 June 2025
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Hough’s pristine ivory look featured a tulle mermaid skirt reminiscent of the kind worn by Marilyn Monroe, Diana Dors and Vera Ellen in the 1940s and ‘50s.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
9 June 2025
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The larva will soon be done feeding, or may have already left the leaf, having matured into an adult that flew away.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
8 May 2025
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The animal is a large male that may have hitched a ride as a larva in the ballast water of a boat.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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Having regained his health, Geralt heads off with Jaskier and the dryad Milva to find Ciri, following a little skirmish with some power-mad guards.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
27 July 2023
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Merlin and Cosmo are both in their 30s, with dark curly hair and similarly rangy builds, though Merlin’s face is more delicate, as though a distant ancestor might have been part elf or dryad.—
Jennifer Kahn,
New York Times,
8 June 2023
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His fillies, not his colts, have been the stars of the prolific barn’s sophomore class.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
7 June 2025
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Junior Alvarado Morning line odds: 30-1 Three months ago, this filly was winless and running in maiden claimers, the lowest tier of racing.—
Teresa Genaro,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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“Nymph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nymph. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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