Etymology

water nymph

Today it means: A female spirit presiding over fountains, wells, streams, etc. Full definition →

Middle English water-nymph
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromwater-nymph
  2. English todaywater nymph

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

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