water sprite

American  

noun

1. a sprite or spirit inhabiting the water, as an undine.

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Etymology

Origin of water sprite

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

Asuka has an easy life with her doting fiancé—but everything’s about to change when she discovers her childhood friend has been reborn as a folkloric water sprite, and she decides to take him home….

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2011

But now he is in danger of taking a dunking from a petite, persistent water sprite, Colleen O'Connor, 28.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the Broadway fantasy Ondine, Actress Audrey Hepburn, winner of the best-acting "Tony" award for her role, played the part of a water sprite with fatal charms.

From Time Magazine Archive

She will almost certainly become the acting sensation of the season, for in Ondine, she has found a part she can act out ravishingly, whether as water sprite or woman.

From Time Magazine Archive

As it came nearer he discovered it was a water sprite, singing a song which blended with the murmur of the waves and the notes of the bird.

From Tales of Romance by Anonymous