"nymphet" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: nymphets [plural]
Etymology: From nymph + -et (“diminutive”), first attested 1612. The second sense was popularized by Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel Lolita. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nymph|et|t2=diminutive}} nymph + -et (“diminutive”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} nymphet (plural nymphets)
  1. (obsolete) A small nymph. Tags: obsolete Categories (lifeform): Baby animals
    Sense id: en-nymphet-en-noun-mjhhNfg7 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 56 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -et Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -et: 58 42
  2. A sexually attractive girl or young woman. Categories (topical): Appearance Translations (A sexually attractive girl or young woman): 仙女 (xiānnǚ) (Chinese Mandarin), nymfička [feminine] (Czech), lolita [feminine] (Czech), lolitka [feminine] (Czech), nymfetti (Finnish), nymphette [feminine] (French), νυμφίδιο (nymfídio) (Greek), 美少女 (bishōjo) (alt: びしょうじょ) (Japanese), ロリータ (rorīta) (Japanese), 님펫 (nimpet) (Korean), nínfula [feminine] (Spanish), lammkött [slang] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-nymphet-en-noun-jUGJrLyb Disambiguation of Appearance: 5 95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of 'A sexually attractive girl or young woman': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jailbait, lolita, nymph, nymphette

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