nymphette

English

Noun

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.

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French

Etymology

From nymphe +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛ̃.fɛt/

Noun

nymphette f (plural nymphettes)

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

Further reading

• “nymphette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.