nelly

Meanings

Noun

• A person's life.
• An effeminate homosexual man.
• A silly person.
• A giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus and Macronectes halli.

Adjective

• Unmanly; effeminate.

Related

Narrower meaning words

• Antarctic giant petrel, northern giant petrel, southern giant fulmar, southern giant petrel

Origin

• Shortened from Nelly Duff, for puff, i.e. breath of life.
• From the woman's name Nelly.