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filly

Pronunciation: /ˈfɪli/

The English word “filly” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A young female horse.
  2. A young, attractive woman.

Etymology

From Old Norse fylja (whence Danish føl), related to foal. Cognate with Dutch veulen, German Fohlen.

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