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wood nymph

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Definition of wood nymph

as in nymph

a mythical goddess represented as a young girl and said to live outdoors wood nymphs were usually conceived as being both beautiful and amorous

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Recent Examples of wood nymph Stark put a dreamy twist on her baby pink wings, delivering a real-life fairy fantasy with her soft makeup, sculptural hair and gauzy peach matching set worthy of a wood nymph. — Emily Kirkpatrick, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023 Imagining oneself as a wood nymph wearing a bold lip and loud peasant dress doesn’t totally ward off unwanted attention. — New York Times, 30 July 2021 Sam and Dean discover a wood nymph who is determined to protect her family at any cost. — Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2020 Natalie Image, Simone McIntosh, Ashley Dixon, Philip Horst, Laura Krumm and Andrew Manea play assorted wood nymphs and forest denizens. — Georgia Rowe, The Mercury News, 10 June 2019 Actors disguised as forest creatures, wood nymphs and deer, scampered about as the 850 students came to step away for one night from the horrific event that rocked all of their young lives. — Anne Geggis, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 May 2018

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The sculptor Berthold Nebel left his mark across Manhattan, from the sea nymphs in the ceilings of the old Cunard Building at the foot of Broadway to the limestone reliefs at the Hispanic Society up on 155th Street.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 July 2026
Calypso is a nymph that Odysseus encounters on the mythical island of Ogygia.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

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On a beautiful summer day in July, seven-year-old Penelope is turning into a mermaid.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 26 July 2026
We’re introduced, in a kingdom under the seas ruled by merpeople, to an idealistic and sweet-hearted redheaded mermaid princess fascinated by the human world; in this version, Lara.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026

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