fillynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfɪl.i/us/ˈfɪl.i/a young female horse
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Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Animal young
- baby
- bugger
- calf
- calves
- chick
- colt
- cub
- foal
- frogspawn
- fry
- gosling
- heifer
- joey
- litter
- owlet
- peachick
- piglet
- pup
- puppy
- spawn
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Horses & similar animals
Examples from literature
- A composite whoop of triumph rose from the spectators, and the filly rose with it.
- A filly beaten on all the racecourses!
- See how nice that filly stands?
- She had the grace and vigour of an unbroken filly at large upon the range.
- The success of the filly by fraudulent means led to the disqualification of the owner.