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nymphet

2 9.9
A young girl shown as attractive to adults in a sexual way
  • noun
  • /ˈnɪmfɛt/
  • Offensive
translation icon : [Ofensivo: término para una niña sexualmente atractiva]
  • The girl was very cute, but I could see immediately that she was no nymphet.

Examples

  • Many artists have depicted nymphets as the embodiment of youthful beauty and seduction in their works.

  • Come on, my little nymphet, you can trust me.

  • Where are you, my little nymphet?

  • Another mad lover of nymphets following us over the great and ugly plains.

  • A normal man,... ..given a group photograph of schoolgirls... ..and asked to point out the loveliest one,... ..will not necessarily choose the nymphet among them.

  • "Too intense for words, isn't she?" said David Leech, the blue-eyed nymphet who was working at the end of the table.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • In the novel, the protagonist becomes infatuated with a charming nymphet who captivates everyone she meets.

  • He found it challenging to resist the allure of the young nymphet who was always surrounded by admirers.

Synonyms

nymph
vsnymphet
  • Literature
19 8.2

A female spirit of nature often shown as a young beautiful woman

focuses on sexual attractiveness of teenage girls rather than mythical beauty
Lolita
vsnymphet
  • Offensive
15 9.8

A young girl who acts in a sexual way to attract older men

is not focused on attraction by older men but on general sexual appeal
nymphette
vsnymphet
  • Offensive
9.9

A young girl in stories shown as sexually attractive to older men

is used more broadly and not limited to literary portrayals

Surface Forms

nymphet singular
nymphets plural

Morphology

nymphet = nymph (opaque) = nymph + et

The term 'nymphet' is derived from 'nymph' with an added diminutive suffix, but the modern meaning has shifted significantly from the original mythological context.

Etymology

The word nymphet comes from nymph, a word for a young woman or a nature spirit in old stories, plus the small ending -et, like in brunette. So, it originally meant a 'little nymph', which is why a nymphet refers to a young girl who is seen as sexually attractive.