Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

Adjective

The word "nelly" can be used as noun, proper noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

high nelly high-nelly negative Nelly nervous nelly nervous-nelly nice-nelly wet nelly whoa, Nelly

Derived From

nell

Context

british cockney rhyming slang derogatory slang

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Antarctic giant petrel northern giant petrel southern giant fulmar southern giant petrel

Type Of (IsA)

person

Related Terms

effeminate eleanor giant petrel helen life macronectes giganteus macronectes halli nellie unmanly

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.