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

For every race that has colts contending for greatness and notoriety, there is a sister race for those wonderful three-year-old fillies. — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

The $400,000 Hirsch has drawn nominations from 13 fillies and mares, with the 1 1/16-mile winner also earning an automatic spot in the field for the Breeders’ Cup Distaff. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 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

Always a Runner won the 152nd edition of the Kentucky Oaks on Friday night, the first time the race for top 3-year-old fillies has been run under the lights in prime time at Churchill Downs. — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026