noun
Meaning 1
A nymph.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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nympha
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General-American, UK: /ˈnɪmfə/
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rhymes with -ɪmfə
noun
Meaning 2
Each of the labia minora.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
Each of a pair of processes in certain bivalves, to which the ends of the external ligament are attached.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
From Latin nympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride, nymph”). Doublet of nymph.
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Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: ninfa — labium minus