rellie

R1E1L1L1I1E1
/ˈɹɛli/

noun

relative (someone in the same family)

Scrabble 6

Meanings

nounrellie (plural rellies)

plural rellies

  1. informalrelative (someone in the same family)

    Similary, corresponding with genealogists in Australia soon introduced me to "rellie." It took me some time to realize that this was not an abbreviation for pickle relish. It means relatives, as in "I just came back from visiting my rellies."

    2002 November 28, Ancestry magazine, page 56

Origin

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with rellie

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Sounds the same

rally (celery-salary merger)
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APA

rellie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rellie

MLA

“rellie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rellie. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rellie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rellie.

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