filiation

fil·i·a·tion  (fl-shn)

n.

1.

a. The condition or fact of being the child of a certain parent.

b. Law Judicial determination of paternity.

2. A line of descent; derivation.

3.

a. The act or fact of forming a new branch, as of a society or language group.

b. The branch thus formed.

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filiation [ˌfɪlɪˈeɪʃən]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) line of descent; lineage; derivation

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) the fact of being the child of certain parents

3. (Law) Law the act or process of filiating

4. (Law) Law a less common word for affiliation order

5. (Law) the set of rules governing the attachment of children to their parents and its social consequences

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filiation

1. the f act or condition of being a son or daughter.
2. the relation of child to parent, especially father.

See also: Parents, Relationship

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	filiation - the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors line of descent, lineage, descent family relationship, kinship, relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption bilateral descent - line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family unilateral descent - line of descent traced through one side of the family
	2.	filiation - inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline ancestry, derivation, lineage hereditary pattern, inheritance - (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents descent, extraction, origin - properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins" bloodline, pedigree - ancestry of a purebred animal

Translations

filiation [ˌfɪlɪˈeɪʃən] N → filiación f