nymphet

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nymphet

  • /nɪmˈfɛt/

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

noun nymphets · nymphette

  1. obsolete A small nymph. Of the nymphets sporting there In Wyrrall, and in Delamere.
  2. A sexually attractive girl or young woman. […] the fey grace, the elusive, shifty, soul-shattering, insidious charm that separates the nymphet from such coevals of hers […]

Similar: jailbait, lolita, nymph

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noun

Similar: jailbait, lolita, nymph

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noun A sexually attractive girl or young woman

Españolnínfula
한국어님펫 nimpet
日本語美少女 bishōjo, ロリータ rorīta
中文仙女 xiānnǚ
Portuguêsninfeta
Françaisnymphette
Ελληνικάνυμφίδιο nymfídio
Русскийнимфе́тка nimfétka

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"nymphet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nymphet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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nymphet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nymphet

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"nymphet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nymphet.

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@misc{nymphet_2026,
  title = {nymphet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nymphet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}