Nelly

Etymology 1
Shortened from Nelly Duff, for puff, i.e. breath of life

Noun

 * 1)  Life.

Etymology 2
From the woman's name, Nelly

Noun

 * 1)  An effeminate homosexual man.
 * 2)  A silly person.
 * 3) A common name for the giant petrels, Macronectes giganteus and Macronectes halli

Hyponyms

 * Antarctic giant petrel, northern piant petrel, southern giant fulmar, southern giant petrel

Translations

 * German: Riesensturmvogel

Adjective

 * 1)  Unmanly, effeminate.

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