A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor or Helen; popular as a formal given name at the turn of the 20th century. / (rare) A diminutive of the female given name Chanel.

plural of nelly

(Cockney rhyming slang) A person's life.

(derogatory, slang) An effeminate homosexual man. / (Britain, slang) A silly person. / A giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus and Macronectes halli.

(slang) Unmanly; effeminate.

A spelling variant of Nellie, a diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Helen, and Chanel. / One of the Frazier Islands where nellies breed. / A surname.

Alternative form of high nelly

(informal) Characterized by worry or anxiety; having a weak, insecure personality.

Alternative spelling of nervous-Nellie

Alternative spelling of nervous-Nellie