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==Etymology== The [[Greek language|Greek]] word {{lang|grc-Latn|nýmphē}} has the primary meaning of "young woman; bride, young wife" but is not usually associated with deities in particular. Yet the etymology of the noun {{lang|grc-Latn|nýmphē}} remains uncertain. The [[Doric Greek|Doric]] and [[Aeolic Greek|Aeolic]] ([[Homeric Greek|Homeric]]) form is {{lang|grc-Latn|nýmphā}} ({{lang|grc|νύμφα}}).<ref name="etymonline">{{cite web |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/nymph |title=Online Etymology Dictionary |work=etymonline.com}}</ref> Modern usage more often applies to young women, contrasting with ''parthenos'' ({{lang|grc|παρθένος}}) "a virgin (of any age)", and generically as ''[[Kore (sculpture)|kore]]'' ({{lang|grc|κόρη}} < {{lang|grc|κόρϝα}}) "maiden, girl". The term is sometimes used by women to address each other and remains the regular [[Modern Greek]] term for "[[bride]]".
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