nymphet

English

Alternative forms

• nymphette

Etymology

nymph +‎ -et (“diminutive”), attested 1612.

Noun

nymphet (plural nymphets)

1. A sexually attractive girl or young woman
   • 1612 Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion I. xi. Argt. 171:

     Of the nymphets sporting there In Wyrrall, and in Delamere.

Usage notes

More common than the alternative spelling nymphette, which uses the more standard feminine suffix -ette.

Synonyms

• jailbait, lolita, nymph

Translations

References

• The changing English language, Brian Foster, 1968, pp. 185–186 – on spelling nymphet versus nymphette