FILIAL

filial

(adjective) relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; “filial respect”

filial

(adjective) designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

filial (comparative more filial, superlative most filial)

(not comparable) Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.

Antonym: unfilial

Hyponyms: daughterly, sonly

Coordinate terms: maternal, parental, paternal

(comparable) Respectful of the duties and attitudes of a son or daughter toward their parents.

(genetics) Of a generation or generations descending from a specific previous one.

Coordinate term: parental

Source: Wiktionary

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Fil"ial, a. Etym: [L. filialis, fr. filius son, filia daughter; akin to e. female, feminine. Cf. Fitz.]

1. Of or pertaining to a son or daughter; becoming to a child in relation to his parents; as, filial obedience.

2. Bearing the relation of a child. And thus the filial Godhead answering spoke. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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