nymphette

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English

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Etymology

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From French nymphette.[1]

Noun

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nymphette (plural nymphettes)

  1. Alternative form of nymphet
    • 1976, Arthur Calder-Marshall, The grand century of the lady, page 81:
      William Douglas was a Scotsman, as canny in his seduction of teenage girls, nymphettes who did not have to be necessarily virgin provided they were kittenish, as he was in his betting on near certain odds.

References

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  1. ^ nymphette, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required[1], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000, archived from the original on 2023-10-18.

French

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Etymology

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From nymphe +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nɛ̃.fɛt/
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Noun

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nymphette f (plural nymphettes)

  1. a small nymph
  2. a sexually attractive adolescent girl or young woman; nymphet

Further reading

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