Definition of "water-sprite" [water-sprite]

• A sprite or spirit inhabiting the water. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Enter the water-sprite that is trapped in the lake near her home that can offer her a chance to swim again like she used to if they trade places."
• "Anne spoke perfect Shona with a cut-glass English accent and kept a totem to ward off the dwarf water-sprite Tokoloshe above the kitchen door."
• "From beam to beam she skipped, like a water-sprite at play."