About The Word Filial
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Filial
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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.
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