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fil·i·al  (fl-l, fl-)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter: filial respect.
2. Having or assuming the relationship of child or offspring to parent.
3. Genetics Of or relating to a generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin flilis, from Latin flius, son; see dh(i)- in Indo-European roots.]

fili·al·ly adv.

filial [ˈfɪljəl]
adj
1. of, resembling, or suitable to a son or daughter filial affection
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) Genetics designating any of the generations following the parental generation. Abbrev.: F; F1 indicates the first filial generation, F2 the second, etc.
[from Late Latin fīliālis, from Latin fīlius son]
filially  adv
filialness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.filial - designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation
genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
parental - designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced
2.filial - relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; "filial respect"
parental, paternal, maternal - relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"

filial
adjective devoted, familial, dutiful, respectful The son neglected his filial duties.
Translations
filial [ˈfɪlɪəl] ADJfilial

filial [ˈfɪliəl] adj [duty, affection] → filial(e)

filial
adj dutiesdes Kindes, als Kind; piety, affectionkindlich; with due filial respectmit dem Respekt, den eine Tochter/ein Sohn schuldig ist

filial [ˈfɪljəl] adjfiliale
filial [ˈfɪljəl] adjfiliale

filial
adj filial [ˈfiliəl]
of or suitable to a son or daughter filial piety. kinderlik; filiaal بَنَوي сроден synovský, dceřiný sønlig; datterlig kindlich που ανήκει, αφορά ή αναφέρεται σε γιο ή κόρη filial lapse(-) فرزندی sisar- filial שֶּל בֵּן/בַּת बेटा-बेटी संबंधी sinovski, kćerin gyermeki mengenai anak sonar– eða dótturlegur filiale 子の 자식다운 dukters, sūnaus, dukteriškas, sūniškas dēla-; meitas- terhadap ibu bapa kinderlijk sønnlig/datterlig, fra barnas side synowski filial filial сыновний; дочерний synovský, dcérsky sinovski koji se odnosi na kćerku ili sina sonlig, dotterlig เกี่ยวกับลูกชายหรือลูกสาว evlâda ait 子女的 синівський; дочірній جو بیٹے بیٹی کی طرف سے واجب مناسب یا متوقع ہو (thuộc) con cái; (thuộc) đạo làm con


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Your restoration to peace will, I doubt not, speedily follow this act of filial obedience, and I flatter myself with the hope of surviving my share in this disappointment.
If he saw such a consequence with horror and disdain, how much more was he shocked with what regarded Mr Allworthy; to whom, as he had more than filial obligations, so had he for him more than filial piety
There was in it, no doubt, filial devotion, domestic attachment; there was also the fascination of one spirit by another spirit.
 
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