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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
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
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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