The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis.

lesser female deities in Greek mythology living in woods and by springs

Immature form of bugs (pre-adult). No, it has nothing to do with that girl from college. That was a different deal.

The immature stage of insects, following hatching, which does not have a pupal stage, i.e., incomplete metamorphosis (egg, nymph, adult). Late instar nymphs may have nonfunctional rudimentary wings and/or genitalia.[1] Fin. Swe. OVIPOSITION - The act of depositing the eggs.[1] Fin. Swe.

A goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters.

A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel.

Nymphs are beautiful, idyllic goddesses of wood and stream and nature, often the objects of love and desire. A nymph today may simply mean a remarkably attractive young woman, but if she were to suffer from nymphomania ("nymph-madness"), she would be suffering from sexual promiscuousness. Nympholepsy (from lepsis, "a seizing"), on the other hand, refers to the madness which assails one who has glimpsed a nymph. It can also denote a strong desire for what is unattainable. (Cf. satyr/satyriasis)

a minor female goddess who dwells in forests, rivers, mountains, who are often attendants of major goddesses; for an example, see Louvre Ma 696 ( image).