nervous Nellie

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of NERVOUS NELLIE

a person who is inclined to worry <many new parents are nervous Nellies when it comes to the health of their babies>

Synonyms handwringer, worrier, worrywart

Related Words defeatist, fatalist, pessimist

Phrases nervous wreck

Near Antonyms optimist, Pollyanna

nervous Nellie or nervous Nelly

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