The difference between Filly and Foal
When used as nouns, filly means a young female horse, whereas foal means a young horse or related animal, especially just after birth or less than a year old.
Foal is also verb with the meaning: to give birth to (a foal).
check bellow for the other definitions of Filly and Foal
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Filly as a noun:
A young female horse.
Examples:
"coordinate terms colt"
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Filly as a noun (dated):
A young attractive female.
Examples:
"Hey, Homer, get a load of the gams on that filly!"
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Foal as a noun:
A young horse or related animal, especially just after birth or less than a year old.
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Foal as a noun (mining, historical):
A young boy who assisted the headsman by pushing or pulling the tub.
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Foal as a verb (ambitransitive):
To give birth to (a foal); to bear offspring.