naiad /ˈneɪæd/ noun3 •A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.A Naiad loved him, and forbade him to hold intercourse with any other woman under pain of loss of sight. — 1828 •The aquatic larva (nymph) of a dragonfly or damselfly. •Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas. formsnaiades · naiads