as in girls
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 fillies
Thurby, a celebration of Kentucky’s heritage featuring live entertainment; and the Kentucky Oaks, a race for 3-year-old fillies (female horses).
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Chase Jordan
february 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Sunday finale Brown is seeking his seventh Matriarch win in nine years Sunday in the one-mile turf test for older fillies and mares.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
The $80,000 Swingtime Stakes matches a large field of fillies and mares seeking their first stakes win in 2025.
—Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Chase Jordan
february 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
Sunday finale Brown is seeking his seventh Matriarch win in nine years Sunday in the one-mile turf test for older fillies and mares.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
The $80,000 Swingtime Stakes matches a large field of fillies and mares seeking their first stakes win in 2025.
—Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fillies
Noun
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Detectives said two girls accepted the ride and told the suspect their destination.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Boys Town organization has opened various locations around the country and began admitting girls to its residential programs in 1979.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
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Hear ye, hear ye, good lords and lasses!—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Fillies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fillies. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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