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filial

[ fil-ee-uhl ]
/ ˈfÉŖl i əl /
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adjective
of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter: filial obedience.
noting or having the relation of a child to a parent.
Genetics. pertaining to the sequence of generations following the parental generation, each generation being designated by an F followed by a subscript number indicating its place in the sequence.
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Origin of filial

1350–1400; Middle English <Late Latin fÄ«liālis, equivalent to Latin fÄ«li(us) son + -ālis-al1

OTHER WORDS FROM filial

filĀ·iĀ·alĀ·ly, adverbfilĀ·iĀ·alĀ·ness, nounnonĀ·filĀ·iĀ·al, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for filial

filial
/ (ˈfÉŖljəl) /

adjective
of, resembling, or suitable to a son or daughterfilial affection
genetics designating any of the generations following the parental generation; F 1 indicates the first filial generation, F 2 the second, etcAbbreviation: F

Derived forms of filial

filially, adverbfilialness, noun

Word Origin for filial

C15: from Late Latin fīliālis, from Latin fīlius son
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Medical definitions for filial

filial
[ fÄ­l′ē-əl ]

adj.
Relating to the relationship of offspring to parents.
In genetics, relating to a generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation.
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