filial
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.
Origin of filial
1Other words from filial
- fil·i·al·ly, adverb
- fil·i·al·ness, noun
- non·fil·i·al, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for filial
/ (ˈfɪljəl) /
of, resembling, or suitable to a son or daughter: filial affection
genetics designating any of the generations following the parental generation; F 1 indicates the first filial generation, F 2 the second, etc: Abbreviation: F
Origin of filial
1Derived forms of filial
- filially, adverb
- filialness, noun
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