nymphet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /nɪmˈfɛt/
Etymology
From nymph + -et (“diminutive”), first attested 1612. The second sense was popularized by Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel Lolita.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A small nymph.
Of the nymphets sporting there In Wyrrall, and in Delamere.
1612 Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion I. xi. Argt. 171
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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 […]
1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, published August 1958, →OCLC, part 1, page 19:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nymphets | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| nymphette | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (14)
fr nymphette (A sexually attractive girl or young woman) · ru нимфе́тка (A sexually attractive girl or young woman) · cs lolita (A sexually attractive girl or young woman) · el νυμφίδιο (A sexually attractive girl or young woman) · es nínfula (A sexually attractive girl or young woman) · fi nymfetti (A sexually attractive girl or young woman) · ja 美少女 (A sexually attractive girl or young woman) · ja ロリータ (A sexually attractive girl or young woman) · pt ninfeta (A sexually attractive girl or young woman) · cs lolitka (A sexually attractive girl or young woman) · ko 님펫 (A sexually attractive girl or young woman) · sv lammkött (A sexually attractive girl or young woman) · cs nymfička (A sexually attractive girl or young woman) · cmn 仙女 (A sexually attractive girl or young woman)