Thesaurus results for FILLY

filly

noun

ˈfi-lē

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 When a one-month-old wild horse named Esther was found wandering alone on North Carolina’s barrier islands last week, the whole community jumped in to reunite the young filly with her family. —

Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 8 July 2024 The three fillies who have won 1988 — Winning Colors. —

Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2024 Those are parts of the colorful stories of Preakness winners with milestone anniversaries this year. 100 years ago: On a muddy track compared to waffle batter, Nellie Morse becomes fourth filly to win Preakness — only two have since. —

Paul McCardell, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024 Trained by LeRoy Jolley, Genuine Risk became the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby in 65 years and just the second in history. —

Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for filly