(希腊罗马神话中居于山林水泽的)仙女;宁芙(in ancient Greek and Roman traditional stories) a goddess or spirit in the form of a young woman, living in a tree, river, mountain, etc.
We played the part of wood nymphs dancing around Snow White in the forest.
The god Apollo is maddened with love for the virginal nymph Daphne, and runs after her.
Compare: nymphet