nymphet
noun
nym·phet
nim-ˈfet 
ˈnim(p)-fət
ˈnim(p)-fət
variants
or less commonly nymphette
: a sexually precocious girl barely in her teens
also
: a sexually attractive young woman
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In a moment of serendipity, Saber encounters an underage nymphet with the luscious nickname Strawberry (Suzanna Son) who works at the local doughnut shop but dreams of a life in a faraway place.
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Erik Morse, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2021
Professor Humbert Humbert marries a widow to be near her nymphet daughter.
—Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021
Few seemed willing to forgive her for being a spoiled, non-virginal nymphet.
—Stacy Schiff, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2021
Her id-like nymphets bump up against censorious, finger-wagging brigades of peasant women and occasionally men — hapless tourists who have wandered into the wide shot.
—Julia Felsenthal, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2020
The most dangerous creature of all is the nymphet, the femme fatale, the siren who will lead a good man to ruin, a common archetype threaded throughout art, music and literature.
—Kim Liggett, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2020
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Erik Morse, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2021
Professor Humbert Humbert marries a widow to be near her nymphet daughter.
—Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021
Few seemed willing to forgive her for being a spoiled, non-virginal nymphet.
—Stacy Schiff, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2021
Her id-like nymphets bump up against censorious, finger-wagging brigades of peasant women and occasionally men — hapless tourists who have wandered into the wide shot.
—Julia Felsenthal, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2020
The most dangerous creature of all is the nymphet, the femme fatale, the siren who will lead a good man to ruin, a common archetype threaded throughout art, music and literature.
—Kim Liggett, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2020
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“Nymphet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nymphet. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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