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plural of nymph
Synonyms of nymphs
1
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 for nymphs
- dryads,
- hamadryads,
- naiads
- (or naiades),
- oreads,
- wood nymphs
Words Related to nymphs
- mermaids,
- Nereids,
- Oceanids,
- sea-maids
- (or sea-maidens),
- sirens,
- water nymphs
3
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood
- the neighborhood nymphs were gathered at the local pizza parlor
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