nervous Nellie | Definition of nervous Nellie

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 of nervous Nellie

handwringer, worrier, worrywart

Words Related to nervous Nellie

defeatist, fatalist, pessimist

Phrases Synonymous with nervous Nellie

nervous wreck

Near Antonyms of nervous Nellie

optimist, Pollyanna