filly en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈfɪli/
Etymology
From Old Norse fylja (whence Danish føl), related to foal. Cognate with Dutch veulen, German Fohlen.
Meanings
- A young female horse.
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(dated) A young, attractive woman.
Hey, Homer, get a load of the gams on that filly!
Betty Lou began to think of Bobby Jo. That feisty filly still brought up sexual connotations, even though the two had been going together for almost three weeks now.
1994 October, Susie Day, “Wake Up and Smell the Lubricant”, in Gay Community News, page 8:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fillies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Relateds
colt · gelding · stallion · mare · fille
Translations (54)
mt moħra (young female horse) · hu kancacsikó (young female horse) · ro mânză (young female horse) · bg коби́лка (young female horse) · sq mazore (young female horse) · eo ĉevalidino (young female horse) · es potra (young female horse) · mk ждребица (young female horse) · fi tammavarsa (young female horse) · cs klisnička (young female horse) · es potranca (young female horse) · my မြင်းမကလေး (young female horse) · ru жереби́ца (young female horse) · pdt Kobbelfalm (young female horse) · de weibliches Fohlen (young female horse) · pt potranca (young female horse) · grc πῶλος (young female horse) · ru кобыли́ца (young female horse) · sv ungsto (young female horse) · ja 雌の子馬 (young female horse) · ms kuda betina muda (young female horse) · sl žrebica (young female horse) · el φοραδίτσα (young female horse) · pl klaczka (young female horse) · gd loth (young female horse) · it puledra (young female horse) · vo jijevodül (young female horse) · pa ਵਛੇਰੀ (young female horse) · gl póldrega (young female horse) · de Stutenfohlen (young female horse) · sh ждребица (young female horse) · de Stutfüllen (young female horse) · sh ždrijebica (young female horse) · nb hoppeføll (young female horse) · ru кобы́лка (young female horse) · fr pouliche (young female horse) · sv stoföl (young female horse) · ar مُهْرَة (young female horse) · nl merrieveulen (young female horse) · de weibliches Füllen (young female horse) · bg коби́лче (young female horse) · cs kobylka (young female horse) · pt potra (young female horse) · gd làireach (young female horse) · sh ždrebica (young female horse) · gl poldra (young female horse) · de Stutfohlen (young female horse) · sh ждријебица (young female horse) · ast potra (young female horse) · gd cliobag (young female horse) · de Stutenfüllen (young female horse) · ca poltra (young female horse) · io kavalyunino (young female horse) · cmn 小雌馬 /小雌马 (young female horse)