Synonyms: nymph
Definition: a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly)
Similar words: larva
Definition: the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
Synonyms: nymph
Definition: (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
Usage: the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water
Similar words: Graeco-Roman deity, Greco-Roman deity
Definition: a deity of classical mythology
Definition: a voluptuously beautiful young woman
Similar words: woman, adult female
Definition: an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
Usage: the woman kept house while the man hunted