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Filial

Filial Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Filial? [adj] relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; "filial respect" [adj] (genetics) designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation Synonyms \| Synonyms for Filial: daughterly Related Terms \| Find terms related to Filial: adoring \| affectionate \| conjugal \| daughterlike \| daughterly \| demonstrative \| devoted \| faithful \| fond \| husbandly \| languishing \| lovelorn \| lovesick \| lovesome \| loving \| maternal \| melting \| parental \| paternal \| romantic \| sentimental \| soft \| sonlike \| sonly \| tender \| uxorious \| wifely See Also \| Filial In Webster's Dictionary \Fil"ial\, a. [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.

Filial Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Filial?

[adj] relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; "filial respect"
[adj] (genetics) designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation

Synonyms | Synonyms for Filial: daughterly

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Filial In Webster's Dictionary

\Fil"ial\, a. [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.

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