nymphet

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/nɪmˈfɛt/

noun

A small nymph.

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jailbaitlolitanymph
UncommonFirst used 17th–19th c.Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounnymphet (plural nymphets)

plural nymphets · alternative nymphette

  1. obsoleteA small nymph.First known use 17th–19th c.

    Of the nymphets sporting there In Wyrrall, and in Delamere.

    1612 Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion I. xi. Argt. 171
  2. A sexually attractive girl or young woman.First known use 20th c.

    […] the fey grace, the elusive, shifty, soul-shattering, insidious charm that separates the nymphet from such coevals of hers […]

    1955 September 15, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, Paris: The Olympia Press […], →OCLC, page 19

Synonyms & antonyms

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jailbaitlolitanymph
Also see
lolitanymph

Origin

From nymph + -et (“diminutive”), first attested 1612. The second sense was popularized by Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel Lolita.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 仙女
  • 仙女 (xiānnǚ)A sexually attractive girl or young woman
Czech nymfička, lolita
  • nymfičkaA sexually attractive girl or young woman
  • lolitaA sexually attractive girl or young woman
  • lolitkaA sexually attractive girl or young woman
Finnish nymfetti
  • nymfettiA sexually attractive girl or young woman
French nymphette
  • nymphetteA sexually attractive girl or young woman
Greek νυμφίδιο
  • νυμφίδιο (nymfídio)A sexually attractive girl or young woman
Japanese 美少女, ロリータ
  • 美少女 (bishōjo)A sexually attractive girl or young woman
  • ロリータ (rorīta)A sexually attractive girl or young woman
Korean 님펫
  • 님펫 (nimpet)A sexually attractive girl or young woman
Portuguese ninfeta
  • ninfetaA sexually attractive girl or young woman
Russian нимфе́тка
  • нимфе́тка (nimfétka)A sexually attractive girl or young woman
Spanish nínfula
  • nínfulaA sexually attractive girl or young woman
Swedish lammkött
  • lammköttA sexually attractive girl or young woman
Cite this entry
APA

nymphet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nymphet

MLA

“nymphet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nymphet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nymphet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nymphet.

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