English Explanatory Dictionary

water nymph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A female spirit presiding over fountains, wells, streams, etc.
Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas.

Word forms

water nymph water nymphs

Etymology

From Middle English water-nymph, equivalent to water + nymph.

Synonyms

naiad

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