nymphet

== English == === Alternative forms === nymphette === Etymology === From nymph +‎ -et (“diminutive”), first attested 1612. The second sense was popularized by Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel Lolita. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɪmˈfɛt/ === Noun === nymphet (plural nymphets) (obsolete) A small nymph. [17th–19th c.] 1612 Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion I. xi. Argt. 171: Of the nymphets sporting there In Wyrrall, and in Delamere. A sexually attractive girl or young woman. [from 20th c.] ==== Usage notes ==== More common than the alternative spelling nymphette, which uses the more standard feminine suffix -ette. ==== Synonyms ==== jailbait, lolita, nymph ==== Coordinate terms ==== faunlet ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === The changing English language, Brian Foster, 1968, pp. 185–186 – on spelling nymphet versus nymphette