'Filial' definitions:
Definition of 'filial'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Filial'
From: GCIDE
- Filial \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Bearing the relation of a child. [1913 Webster]
- And thus the filial Godhead answering spoke. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'filial'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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