noun
- Plural of nellie; a person's name (informal diminutive of Eleanor or Helen).
- Plural of nellie; a silly or foolish person.
Usage: informal; proper noun usage
Usage: informal; chiefly British
Examples
- The Nellies in our class always made us laugh with their antics.
- Don't be such a nellie about trying new things.
- A group of nellies gathered at the park for the reunion.
- Those nellies forgot their umbrellas in the rain.