nymphetn.adj.

1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion xi. Argt. 171 Of the Nymphets sporting there In Wyrrall, and in Delamere.

1616 W. Drummond Poems (rev. ed.) sig. P1^v Thou..tell Thetis Nymphettes bright, That not a happier Wight Doth breath beneath the Skie.

1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Eclogues ix, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 60 Who could the nymphets sing?

1955 V. Nabokov Lolita I. v. 23 Between the age limits of nine and fourteen there occur maidens who, to certain bewitched travellers, twice or many times older than they, reveal their true nature which is not human, but nymphic (that is, demoniac); and these chosen creatures I propose to designate as ‘nymphets’.

1959 Listener 8 Jan. 63/2 A whole chorus of what the author of Lolita calls ‘nymphets’.

1971 Southerly 31 12 She is..at her first appearance a shameless nymphet of thirteen already indifferent to the number of boys who have enjoyed her favours.

1987 C. Thubron Behind Wall iii. 103 An absent sister, a divorcee whose daughter was the skinny nymphet Yulong.

1959 Spectator 25 Sept. 406/1 Their ‘baby doll’ outfits had the nymphet look which has been in fashion this summer.

1969 V. Nabokov Ada i. xxxv. 218 Her lovely strong legs had, maybe, grown longer but they still preserved the sleek palor and suppleness of her nymphet years.

1981 N. Bawden Walking Naked iii. 155 An exquisite nymphet princess out of a fairy tale.

1996 Big Issue 15 July 33/2 The exhibition serves up a fascinatingly sexualised glimpse into Manhattan's hustling nymphet culture.

1971 Daily Tel. 27 May 8/4 Mother, a randy alcoholic; father, a seedy, nymphet-chasing Peter Pan.

1997 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 30 Mar. 6/3 The nymphet-chasing, Casanovian compulsiveness and..Stalinist speechmaking.

1960 Encounter June 86/2 The hero..bails out a nymphet-loving painter.

1998 Daily News Los Angeles (Nexis) 22 July Nabokov reserved some sympathy for nymphet-loving Humbert Humbert.