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nympha

  • /ˈnɪmfə/ US, UK

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From Latin nympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride, nymph”). Doublet of nymph.

noun nymphae

  1. A nymph.
  2. archaic Each of the labia minora.
  3. Each of a pair of processes in certain bivalves, to which the ends of the external ligament are attached.

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noun labium minus

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@misc{nympha_2026,
  title = {nympha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nympha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}