FILLY - 9 definitions found
filly n 1: a young female horse under the age of four Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) filly noun (plural fillies) Etymology: Middle English fyly, from Old Norse fylja; akin to Old English fola foal Date: 15th century 1. a young female horse usually of less than four years 2. a young woman ; girl Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary filly (fillies) A filly is a young female horse. N-COUNT English Explanatory Dictionary filly ˈfɪlɪ n. (pl. -ies) 1 a young female horse, usu. before it is four years old. 2 colloq. a girl or young woman. [ME, prob. f. ON fylja f. Gmc (as FOAL)] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Filly \Fil"ly\, n.; pl. Fillies. [Cf. Icel. fylia, fr. foli foal. See Foal.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A female foal or colt; a young mare. Cf. Colt, Foal. Neighing in likeness of a filly foal. --Shak. 2. A lively, spirited young girl. [Colloq.] --Addison. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms filly n. 1. Female colt, mare foal. 2. Young mare. 3. Wanton girl, wayward piece. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 97 Moby Thesaurus words for "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 |
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