'Filial' definitions:

Definition of 'filial'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation [ant: parental]
adjective
Relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; "filial respect" [ant: maternal, parental, paternal]

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]

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