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
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.
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Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
All those 3-year-old fillies and others ahead on the Kentucky Oaks Trail are chasing the fine filly Good Cheer, who sailed clear to remain undefeated (5-for-5) with another resounding win as the 1/9 heavy favorite last Saturday in the Rachel Alexander Stakes at the Fair Grounds.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Advertisement The big winner of the night was the now 4-year-old filly Thorpedo Anna, the first female horse to win since 2011 when Havre de Grace was given that honor.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Amore for a Reason, a 3-year-old filly, won three of eight including a seventh in the All American Oaks final, for 2-year-old fillies.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
All those 3-year-old fillies and others ahead on the Kentucky Oaks Trail are chasing the fine filly Good Cheer, who sailed clear to remain undefeated (5-for-5) with another resounding win as the 1/9 heavy favorite last Saturday in the Rachel Alexander Stakes at the Fair Grounds.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Advertisement The big winner of the night was the now 4-year-old filly Thorpedo Anna, the first female horse to win since 2011 when Havre de Grace was given that honor.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Amore for a Reason, a 3-year-old filly, won three of eight including a seventh in the All American Oaks final, for 2-year-old fillies.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filly
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There’s no need to sing a song of a lass that is gone.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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In a trice couples formed, and the dancers whirled away more wildly, more extravagantly than before, for all the lads and lasses were fired with ambition to show us how real Hungarians could dance.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
30 Sep. 2024
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“Filly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filly. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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