filly
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filly
- /ˈfɪli/
Sounds like Philly · Rhymes with -ɪli
Where it comes from
From Old Norse fylja (whence Danish føl), related to foal. Cognate with Dutch veulen, German Fohlen.
noun fillies
- A young female horse.
- A young, attractive woman. Hey, Homer, get a load of the gams on that filly!
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: foal, colt, horselet, stag, horseling, heifer, heiferette, sophomore, juvenile, wild horse, stallion, calf, gelding, weanling, stud horse, yearling
Translations
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noun young female horse
| Español | potra, potranca |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 雌の子馬 mesu no ko-uma |
| 中文 | 小雌馬 /小雌马 xiǎo cí mǎ |
| Português | potra, potranca |
| Français | pouliche |
| Deutsch | Stutenfohlen, Stutenfüllen, Stutfohlen, Stutfüllen, weibliches Fohlen, weibliches Füllen |
| Italiano | puledra |
| Ελληνικά | φοραδίτσα foradítsa |
| Română | mânză |
| Русский | кобы́лка kobýlka, кобыли́ца kobylíca, жереби́ца žerebíca |
| العربية | مُهْرَة muhra |
Talk about this word "filly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/filly. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. filly. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/filly "filly." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/filly.Cite this
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title = {filly},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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