as in girl
a female person who has not yet reached adulthood
she's still a filly, so she has plenty of time to decide what she wants to do in life
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Recent Examples of filly
His fillies, not his colts, have been the stars of the prolific barn’s sophomore class.
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Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 7 June 2025
The horse race is for 3-year-old fillies on Friday, a prelude to the Preakness.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
Junior Alvarado Morning line odds: 30-1 Three months ago, this filly was winless and running in maiden claimers, the lowest tier of racing.
—Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 1 May 2025
On Sunday, March 2 the fine 3-year-old fillies will challenge for a spot in the Kentucky Oaks with the feature Race 6 Santa Ysabel Stakes.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 7 June 2025
The horse race is for 3-year-old fillies on Friday, a prelude to the Preakness.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
Junior Alvarado Morning line odds: 30-1 Three months ago, this filly was winless and running in maiden claimers, the lowest tier of racing.
—Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 1 May 2025
On Sunday, March 2 the fine 3-year-old fillies will challenge for a spot in the Kentucky Oaks with the feature Race 6 Santa Ysabel Stakes.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filly
Noun
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The editors were cutting together the scene when Cole finds the ghost of a dead girl named Kyra, played by Mischa Barton.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Sep. 2025
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The 5-foot-1-inch singer with a very big voice is due to give birth to her first child, a girl, in two weeks.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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The hotel is made entirely out of ice and snow, and drinks are served out of ice lasses.—
Jason Mastrodonato,
Mercury News,
24 Aug. 2025
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The owner of the brothel promised to find the brunette Englishwoman Henry’s been looking for, and the lass has been found!—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Filly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filly. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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