Definition of filial Filial
/fɪˈliʌl/ - [fileeul] - fil•i•al
We found 9 definitions of filial from 5 different sources.
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What does filial mean?
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Adjectivefilial, filialer, filialest |
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| filial - designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation | ||
| parental relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance" | ||
| genetic science, genetics the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms | ||
| filial - relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; "filial respect" | ||
| parental, maternal, paternal relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- filial (a.)
Of or pertaining to a son or daughter; becoming to a child in relation to his parents; as, filial obedience. - filial (a.)
Bearing the relation of a child.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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filial
fil′yal, adj. pertaining to or becoming a son or daughter: bearing the relation of a child.—adv. Fil′ially. [Fr.,—Low L. filialis—L. filius, a son.]
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