filly

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: fil=ly

CIDE DICTIONARY

filly, n. [Cf. Icel. fylia, fr. foli foal. See Foal.].

•  A female foal or colt; a young mare. Cf. Colt, Foal.  [1913 Webster]

  "Neighing in likeness of a filly foal."  [1913 Webster]
•  A lively, spirited young girl.  Addison.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

filly, n. (pl. -ies)
1 a young female horse, usu. before it is four years old.
2 colloq. a girl or young woman.

Etymology

ME, prob. f. ON fylja f. Gmc (as FOAL)

THESAURUS

filly

Houyhnhnm, Partlet, babe, baby, biddy, bitch, bossy, broad, brood mare, charger, chick, colleen, colt, courser, cow, critter, cutie, dame, damoiselle, damsel, demoiselle, dobbin, doe, doll, entire, entire horse, equine, ewe, ewe lamb, foal, frail, gal, gelding, girl, girlie, guinea hen, gyp, heifer, hen, hind, horse, hoyden, jenny, jeune fille, jill, junior miss, lass, lassie, lioness, little missy, mademoiselle, maid, maiden, mare, miss, missy, mount, nag, nanny, nanny goat, nymphet, peahen, piece, prancer, roe, romp, schoolgirl, schoolmaid, schoolmiss, she-bear, she-goat, she-lion, skirt, slip, slut, sow, stallion, steed, stud, studhorse, subdeb, subdebutante, subteen, subteener, tarpan, teenybopper, tigress, tomato, tomboy, top horse, virgin, vixen, war-horse, wench, wild horse, young creature, young thing

ROGET THESAURUS

filly

Carrier

N carrier, porter, bearer, tranter, conveyer, cargador, express, expressman, stevedore, coolie, conductor, locomotive, motor, beast, beast of burden, cattle, horse, nag, palfrey, Arab, blood horse, thoroughbred, galloway, charger, courser, racer, hunter, jument, pony, filly, colt, foal, barb, roan, jade, hack, bidet, pad, cob, tit, punch, roadster, goer, racehorse, pack horse, draft horse, cart horse, dray horse, post horse, ketch, Shetland pony, shelty, sheltie, garran, garron, jennet, genet, bayard, mare, stallion, gelding, bronco, broncho, cayuse, creature, critter, cow pony, mustang, Narraganset, waler, stud, Pegasus, Bucephalus, Rocinante, ass, donkey, jackass, mule, hinny, sumpter horse, sumpter mule, burro, cuddy, ladino, reindeer, camel, dromedary, llama, elephant, carrier pigeon, pallet, brace, cart, dolley, support, fork lift, carriage, ship, equine, asinine.