nymphetry

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noun

The state of being a nymphet.

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Meanings

nounnymphetry (uncountable)
  1. nonce worduncountableThe state of being a nymphet.

    Of the rest, none had any claims to nymphetry except Eva Rosen. Avis was a plump lateral child with hairy legs, while Mona, though handsome in a coarse sensual way and only a year older than my aging mistress, had obviously long ceased to be a nymphet, if she ever had been one.

    1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita

Origin

From nymphet + -ry.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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