Synonyms of fillies

fillies

noun

plural of filly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• girls
• lasses
• lassies
• missies
• sheilas
• nymphs
• misses
• teenyboppers
• schoolgirls
• bobby-soxers
• tomboys
• junior misses
• pixies
• romps
• hoydens
• gamines
• snips
• subdebutantes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fillies

Five older fillies and mares were entered in the 61/2-furlong sprint on the main track. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

The Alcibiades and Jessamine are also worth watching because both are for two-year-old fillies, meaning the field is making its first serious appearance on a big stage. — Jill Barth, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Later, three-year-old fillies take center stage in the Grade 3 Lake George Stakes on the inner turf course before the Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes headlines the card. — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

This day in sports history 1946 — Two-year-old fillies Chakoora and Uleta become the first thoroughbreds to complete a transcontinental flight. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026

The race is a prelude to the Preakness, featuring 3-year-old fillies (female race horses). — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026

The annual race comes a day after the Black-Eyed Susan race, which features 3-year-old fillies. — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 14 May 2026

Though three fillies have crossed the finish line first, no female jockey or trainer had won it until DeVaux busted through the barn ceiling, taking down the old-boy network made of flannel, denim, seersucker and cigars. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 May 2026

Friday belongs to the Kentucky Oaks, the country’s most famous race for 3-year-old fillies. — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 6 May 2026