Found 3 items, similar to nymph.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: nymph bidadari, kepompong, peri
English → English (WordNet) Definition: nymph nymph n 1: (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: a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly) 3: a voluptuously beautiful young woman [syn: houri]
English → English (gcide) Definition: nymph nymph \nymph\ (n[i^]mf), n. [L. nympha nymph, bride, young woman, Gr. ny`mfh: cf. F. nymphe. Cf. Nuptial.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Class. Myth.) A goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters. [1913 Webster] Where were ye, nymphs, when the remorseless deep Closed o'er the head of your loved Lycidas? --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel. [1913 Webster] Nymph, in thy orisons Be all my sins remembered. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo["o]l.) The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; -- called also naiad. [1913 Webster]