filly

fil·ly

noun \ˈfi-lē\

plural fillies

Definition of FILLY

1

: a young female horse usually of less than four years

2

: a young woman : girl

Examples of FILLY

1. <she's still a filly, so she has plenty of time to decide what she wants to do in life>

Origin of FILLY

Middle English fyly, from Old Norse fylja; akin to Old English fola foal

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to FILLY

Synonyms: girl, lass, lassie, miss, missy, nymph, sheila [Australian & New Zealand]

Related Words: bobby-soxer, junior miss, schoolgirl, subdebutante, teenybopper; gamine, hoyden, pixie (also pixy), romp, snip, tomboy

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Rhymes with FILLY

billy, Chile, chili, chilly, dilly, frilly, gillie, hilly, lily, silly, stilly, Tilly