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
Relevance
2
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
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of nymph
One claims that the area’s name originates from the love story between the demigod Hercules and a nymph named Amalfi.
—
Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
The nymphs are emerging from the muddy sacks of eggs laid on plant and tree bark last year by the highly colored adult lanternfly.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 18 June 2025
After hatching, the immature cicadas or nymphs spend 17 or 13 years underground, feeding on roots, then emerge during the spring and transform into adult cicadas.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 June 2025
Inspectors observed insect droppings and nymphs on the floor of the kitchen.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for nymph
Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2025
The nymphs are emerging from the muddy sacks of eggs laid on plant and tree bark last year by the highly colored adult lanternfly.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 18 June 2025
After hatching, the immature cicadas or nymphs spend 17 or 13 years underground, feeding on roots, then emerge during the spring and transform into adult cicadas.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 June 2025
Inspectors observed insect droppings and nymphs on the floor of the kitchen.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for nymph
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nymph
Noun
-
The attraction is famous for introducing the world to mermaids via a variety show that includes performers swimming and dancing underwater in the country’s deepest natural spring.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 July 2025
-
Mermaids Cove has returned as an interactive event where guests can meet performers dressed as mermaids and touch a stingray.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2025
Noun
-
New World screwworms are the parasitic larva of a metallic blue blow fly species called Cochliomyia hominivorax.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
9 July 2025
-
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
Noun
-
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
-
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
Noun
-
That was Nellie Morse in 1924, one of just six fillies to capture the Triple Crown’s second jewel.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
-
His fillies, not his colts, have been the stars of the prolific barn’s sophomore class.—
Kevin Modesti,
Oc Register,
7 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Nymph.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nymph. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share