[nɪmf], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden inhabiting rivers, woods, or other locations
(e.g: the idyllic world of nymphs and shepherds)

- an immature form of an insect that does not change greatly as it grows, e.g. a dragonfly, mayfly, or locust

- a mainly brown butterfly that frequents woods and forest glades


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French nimphe, from Latin nympha, from Greek numphē ‘nymph, bride’; related to Latin nubere ‘be the wife of’