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   filly

   /ˈfɪli/

   noun

   • 1. a young female horse, especially one less than four years old.
   • ▪ a lively girl or young woman.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old Norse fylja, of Germanic origin; related to foal.

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   What does filly mean?

   • FILLY definition: 1. a young female horse 2. a young female horse 3. a young, female horse. Learn more.

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   What does Filli mean?

   • 1. A young female horse, especially a racehorse less than five years old, or a young female of another equine species. 2. Informal A lively, high-spirited girl or young woman. [Middle English filli, from Old Norse fylja; see pau- in Indo-European roots .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What does fyly mean?

   • , plural fil·lies. a young female horse. Informal. a girl or young woman. First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English fyly, from Old Norse fyla “female, foal”; foal A few hours later, a Forest Service official would shoot the filly to end her suffering. As Nixon approached, the filly took off, racing past the dead bodies of Raven and her mother.

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   What is a filly in horse racing?

   • In the horse racing world, the word filly has a slightly different meaning. In a race, a filly may be any female horse running under the age of five years old. The riding horse world rarely makes this distinction, partially because horses aren’t really ridden except in training before they are four years old.

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   A filly is a young female horse, often used in horse racing or breeding. Learn how to pronounce filly, see examples from literature and find translations in different languages.

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     filly translate: weibliches Füllen. Learn more in the...

   • Filly in Simplified Chinese

     FILLY translate: 小牝马. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   A filly is a young female horse or a young woman. Learn the synonyms, examples, etymology, and history of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   A filly is a young female horse or pony under a certain age, or an informal term for a spirited girl or young woman. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation and sentences from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Filly is a noun that means a young female horse. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and related words, and find translations in different languages.

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   A filly is a young female horse. The male equivalent of a filly is a "colt." In most places, a filly is not yet four years old, although sometimes a female horse younger than five is considered a filly.

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