1. (

• nymph

) (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water" ;

2. (

• nymph

) a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly) ;

3. (

• nymph ,
• houri

) a voluptuously beautiful young woman ;