filly
pronunciation
How to pronounce filly in British English:
UK [ˈfɪli]
How to pronounce filly in American English:
US [ˈfɪli]
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- Noun:
- a young female horse under the age of four
Word Origin
- filly
- filly: see foal
- filly (n.)
- c. 1400, filli, fyly, "a young mare, female colt or foal," possibly from Old Norse fylja, fem. of foli "foal" (see foal (n.)). Slang sense of "lively young girl" is from 1610s.
Antonym
Example
- 1. A pretty little filly like yourself .
- 2. My little cousin is a filly .
- 3. This little filly 's all mine .
- 4. Did you see this little filly shoot ? Where did you ever learn to do that ?
- 5. The last time a pretty little filly like yourself knocked me senseless and tied me to a chair , I had to pay for it .