water nymph

Other forms: water nymphs

Definitions of water nymph

1. noun

   (Greek mythology) any nymph of the water
   types:

   sea nymph

   (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus

   naiad

   (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains

   Calypso

   (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years

   Nereid

   (Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus

   Oceanid

   (Greek mythology) sea nymph who was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys

   Siren

   a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived

   type of:

   nymph

   (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
2. noun

   a fairy that inhabits water
   synonyms: water spirit, water sprite

   types:

   undine

   any of various female water spirits

   type of:

   faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite

   a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
3. noun

   submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water
   synonyms: naiad

   type of:

   aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant

   a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
4. noun

   a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions
   synonyms: Nymphaea odorata, fragrant water lily, pond lily

   type of:

   water lily

   an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae