nymphs

Cultural  

1. Female spirits of classical mythology who lived in forests, bodies of water, and other places outdoors.

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By extension, a “nymph” is a beautiful or seductive woman.

Example Sentences

Intermittently “Ballade” includes a lustrous sisterhood of what seem to be junior nymphs attending their sibling.

From The Wall Street Journal

In certain groups of centipedes, Machado writes, "this apparently increases offspring survival, because without the mother the eggs and nymphs always die from fungal attack or unknown reasons."

From Salon

Eventually, the cicada nymphs will hatch, fall into the ground, burrow down, and start their 13- and 17-year cycles all over again.

From Salon

The hunched, hard-shelled, butterscotch-colored nymphs that first emerge from the ground are easy to scoop up as they scurry.

From Seattle Times

Fried cicada nymphs were dressed on top with a warm mixture of creole mustard and soy sauce.

From Seattle Times