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Filly

/ˈfɪli/

A young female horse.

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noun
  1. 1

    A young female horse.

  2. 2

    A young attractive female.

    "Hey, Homer, get a load of the gams on that filly!"

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foalnounA young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.
coltnounA young male horse.
horseletnounA young or little horse; foal; pony.
stagnoun(countable) An adult male deer, especially a red deer and especially one in high adulthood versus a young adult.
horselingnounA young or little horse; foal; pony.
heifernounA young female cow, (particularly) one over one year old but which has not calved.
heiferettenounA female bovine, usually more than six months of age and less than two years of age, that has had no more than one calf.
sophomorenoun(US, Philippines) A second-year undergraduate student in a college or university, or a second-year student in a four-year secondary school or high school.
juvenilenounA person younger than the age of majority; a minor.
wild horsenounA feral horse.
stallionnounAn adult male horse.
calfnounA young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.
geldingnounA castrated male horse.
weanlingnounAny young mammal that has been recently weaned.
stud horsenounA stallion; a male horse kept as a stud.
yearlingnounAn animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old).
oaksnoun(horse racing) A stakes race in which entry is restricted to 3-year-old fillies.
distaffnounAnything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only.
geldnoun(Northern England) A payment.
brood marenounA stud mare, a female horse used for breeding.

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