nymphet

American  

[nim-fet, nim-fit] / nɪmˈfɛt, ˈnɪm fɪt /

noun

1. a young nymph.

2. a sexually attractive young girl.

3. a sexually precocious girl or young woman.

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nymphet British  

/ ˈnɪmfɪt /

noun

1. a young girl who is sexually precocious and desirable

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Etymology

Origin of nymphet

From the Middle French word nymphette, dating back to 1605–15. See nymph, -et

Example Sentences

It nods to the way that young girls — the nymphets in the Vladimir Nabokov work that inspired Ms. Dass’s title — are treated as passive objects of male desire.

From New York Times

The curators have, on the other hand, thrown in two panoramas of warrior nymphets by the outsider artist Henry Darger — lovely works, but extraneous.

From New York Times

Inside the Golden Arrow salon car, paneled with Cuban mahogany and Lalique nymphets, one table was set in homage to the writer Graham Greene.

From New York Times

So the film leaves out the spanky stuff, and instead portrays Elizabeth as a knowing nymphet, tempting Seymour.

From The Guardian

Neon nymphets On the transcontinental car journey that he re-imagines in Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov, a serious lepidopterist, records that he 'caught some very good moths at the neon lights of a gas station' in Texas.

From The Guardian