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 There are two mint julep cups for whiskey fans to purchase, with all proceeds going to benefit Our Mims Retirement Haven, a farm outside of Paris, Kentucky, where fillies and broodmares can spend their golden years (it’s named after 1977 Eclipse Champion 3-Year-Old Filly, Our Mims). Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025 This year’s cups are meant to honor a trio of winning fillies: Regret (1915), Genuine Risk (1980), and Winning Colors (1988). Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2025 There are eight 3-year-old fillies entered for the Kentucky Oaks points race. Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 Also this weekend are three Kentucky Oaks prep races for 3-year-old fillies that award 50 points to the winners. Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for filly
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lass
Noun
  • The kid gets to fall in love with a free-spirited lass.
    Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
  • 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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“Filly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filly. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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