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Noun water nymph has 4 senses
- naiad, water nymph - submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water
--1 is a kind of aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant
--1 is a member of Naias, genus Naias, Najas, genus Najas
- water nymph, fragrant water lily, pond lily, Nymphaea odorata - a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions
--2 is a kind of water lily
--2 is a member of Nymphaea, genus Nymphaea
- water nymph - (Greek mythology) any nymph of the water
--3 is a kind of nymph
--3 has particulars: sea nymph; naiad
- water sprite, water nymph - a fairy that inhabits water
--4 is a kind of fairy, faery, faerie, sprite
--4 has particulars: undine
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