Meaning of "filly" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FILLY

From Old Norse fylja; related to Old High German fulihha.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FILLY

filly  [ˈfɪlɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FILLY

Filly is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FILLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Filly

A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are two specific definitions in use. ▪ In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years. ▪ In some nations, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, the world of horse racing sets the cutoff age for fillies as younger than five years. The equivalent term for a male is a colt. When horses of either sex are less than one year of age, they are referred to as foals. Horses between one and two years of age may also be called yearlings.

Definition of filly in the English dictionary

The definition of filly in the dictionary is a female horse or pony under the age of four. Other definition of filly is a spirited girl or young woman.

TRANSLATION OF FILLY

Find out the translation of filly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of filly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «filly» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 菲伊
• Translator English - Spanish: potranca
• English: filly
• Translator English - Hindi: बछेड़ी
• Translator English - Arabic: مهرة
• Translator English - Russian: кобылка
• Translator English - Portuguese: potranca
• Translator English - Bengali: শিশু ঘোটকী
• Translator English - French: pouliche
• Translator English - Malay: Kenyang
• Translator English - German: Stutfohlen
• Translator English - Japanese: 雌の子馬
• Translator English - Korean: 암말
• Translator English - Javanese: Filly
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thiếu nư vui vẻ
• Translator English - Tamil: filly
• Translator English - Marathi: Filly
• Translator English - Turkish: kısrak
• Translator English - Italian: puledra
• Translator English - Polish: klaczka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: кобилка
• Translator English - Romanian: mânză
• Translator English - Greek: φοραδίτσα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: merrie
• Translator English - Swedish: sto
• Translator English - Norwegian: hoppeføll

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FILLY»

Discover the use of filly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to filly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Filly Girls: Chasing the Dream

In this delightful story about three horseback-riding best friends, Ellie learns that not all dreams come true the way you expect them to.

Sarah Voskamp, 2010

Filly File

Caring for horses is a lot of work.

David & Charles Publishing, Jo Weeks, 2006

Golden Filly Collection 1

Tricia learns to trust in God as she deals with her father's illness, her mother's disapproval of her involvement with horse racing, and a special mount that may have the ability to win the Kentucky Derby or even the triple crown of ...

Lauraine Snelling, 2009

The Trouble with Filly Tucker

Young witchlin Filly Tucker has a problem.

Mary Barr, 2010

The Black Stallion's Filly

This fast-paced racing story follows a great horse’s journey through training and preliminary races to the opening gate at America’s most famous racetrack: Churchill Downs. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Walter Farley, 2011

Cloud Filly

An exciting fantasy adventure about teenage siblings that accidentally travel to a new land. They befriend a unicorn filly and encounter an evil stallion with a mysterious grudge against her.

Alea Bushardt, Trafford Publishing, 2006

The Forgotten Filly: The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy

After Joelle's thoroughbred mare dies giving birth to her first foal, Joelle rejects the filly as she mourns for her lost friend, until something happens that makes Joelle change her mind.

Karle Dickerson, 2008

Moon Filly

Moon Filly grew up with another young foal and an intense bond developed between them. But warring stallions and wild storms test the bond.

Continuum International Publishing Group, Limited, Elyne Mitchell, 1992

Phantom Stallion #10: Red Feather Filly

This wildly popular series continues with more adventures of Samantha and her mysterious mustang known as the Phantom.

Terri Farley, 2009

Thoroughbred #42:The Bad Luck Filly

When a high-spirited black filly named Perfect Image turns out to be impossible to handle, Melanie fights for the chance to help train the filly and possibly race her.

Alice Leonhardt, Joanna Campbell, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FILLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term filly is used in the context of the following news items.

American Ideal 2yr filly star of the show

Time On My Hands (American Ideal) broke the track record for two year old filly pacers on Friday night at Saratoga Casino and Raceway. «Harnesslink, Jul 15»

Freshmen Filly Pacers Face Off In Series

There were six divisions of Pennsylvania Stallion Series races for two-year-old filly pacers at Harrah's Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon ... «Standardbred Canada, Jul 15»

Tapit Filly Stars as FT July Sees Gains

The $500,000 Tapit filly out of stakes winner French Dip, by Speightstown , the only Tapit yearling on offer at the one-day auction, sold July 9 to ... «BloodHorse.com, Jul 15»

Filly Happy as a Queen Iqbaal's First Winner

Florida-based stallion Iqbaal saw his first winner July 9, when juvenile filly Happy as a Queen won the fifth race at Gulfstream Park (VIDEO). «BloodHorse.com, Jul 15»

Guest filly is a show-stopper at Pontefract

"She's a very laid-back filly. She won well at Brighton. We didn't know how good the race was, but she seems to have come on and she's done ... «SkySports, Jul 15»

Guest filly is a show-stopper

"She's a very laid-back filly. She won well at Brighton. We didn't know how good the race was, but she seems to have come on and she's done ... «Sportinglife.com, Jul 15»

3rd leg Philracom Triple Crown: Longshot filly again?

The 2,000-meter third leg will also feature yet another talented filly, Princess Ella, who won the 1,600-meter second Hopeful Stakes race last ... «Manila Standard Today, Jul 15»

White Filly Beautiful Devil Carries Tradition

The 3-year-old filly by Devil His Due out of the Skip Away mare Spot of Beauty won the fourth race, a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special weight event, ... «BloodHorse.com, Jul 15»

Filly is First Winner for Albertus Maximus

Grade I winner and Central Kentucky stallion Albertus Maximus had his first winner July 5, when first-time starter My Heart Goes On went gate ... «BloodHorse.com, Jul 15»

Filly Stays in Vegas debuts with a victory

Star 3-year-old filly Lady Eli ($3.60) extended her unbeaten record to six wins with an authoritative victory in the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont ... «SFGate, Jul 15»