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filial

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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
Adjective
of or suitable to a son or daughter: filial duty [Latin filius son]
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"
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filial
adj filial [ˈfiliəl]
of or suitable to a son or daughter filial piety.kinderlik; filiaalبَنَويсроденsynovský, dceřinýsønlig; datterligkindlichπου ανήκει, αφορά ή αναφέρεται σε γιο ή κόρηfiliallapse(-)فرزندیlapsenfilialשֶּל בֵּן/בַּתबेटा-बेटी संबंधीsinovski, kćeringyermekimengenai anaksonar– eða dótturlegurfiliale子の자식(으로서)의dukters, sūnaus, dukteriškas, sūniškasdēla-; meitas-terhadap ibu bapakinderlijksønnlig/datterlig, fra barnas sidesynowskifilialfilialсыновний; дочернийsynovský, dcérskysinovskikoji se odnosi na kćerku ili sinasonlig, dotterligเกี่ยวกับลูกชายหรือลูกสาวevlâda ait子女的синівський; дочірнійجو 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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