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filly

[ fil-ee ]
/ ˈfɪl i /
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noun, plural fil·lies.

a young female horse.
Informal. a girl or young woman.

RELATED WORDS

offspring, colt, mare, stallion, fledgling, sapling, foal, yearling, youngster, rookie, plug, pony, nag, steed, gelding, mustang, bronco, youngling

Nearby words

  1. fillipeen,
  2. fillister,
  3. fillister head,
  4. fillmore,
  5. fillmore, millard,
  6. fillér,
  7. film,
  8. film badge,
  9. film clip,
  10. film colour

Origin of filly

1400–50; late Middle English fyly < Old Norse fyla female foal
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British Dictionary definitions for filly

filly

/ (ˈfɪlɪ) /

noun plural -lies

a female horse or pony under the age of four
informal, rare a spirited girl or young woman

Word Origin for filly

C15: from Old Norse fylja; related to Old High German fulihha; see foal
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Word Origin and History for filly

filly

n.

c.1400, fyly, possibly from Old Norse fylja, fem. of foli "foal" (see foal (n.)). Slang sense of "young girl" is from 1610s.

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