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
Words Nearby filial
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How to use filial in a sentence
If this all sounds familiar, that’s because the Woodstock ’99 model—a circular firing squad of parental selfishness and denial, and frustrated filial acting-out—has since become the dominant intergenerational dynamic.
Netflix’s Woodstock ’99 Doc Trainwreck Is Secretly an Origin Story for the War Between Millennials and Boomers | Judy Berman | August 4, 2022 | TimeHe never saw his father again, their contact limited to letters brimming with intellectual vigor, paternal concern and filial devotion that decades later were published in a best-selling volume in China.
Fou Ts’ong, Chinese pianist who bridged East and West, dies at 86 of covid-19 | Emily Langer | January 7, 2021 | Washington PostShe explained that “filial laws” are a vestige of English rule.
Are You Legally Responsible for Your Elderly Parents? | Keli Goff | April 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs a candid psychological exploration of a highly charged filial relationship, The Wolf and the Watchman fascinates.
Apparently Romney has placed his filial devotion in the same blind trust in which he has stored his dignity.
Paul Begala: The Strangely Silent Jan. 23 Debate in Tampa | Paul Begala | January 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Her husband noticed, and thought it was the expression of a deep filial attachment which he had never suspected.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinThe Chinese consul paternally tells his countrymen what they are to do, and they do it with filial submission.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanTatsu has been without kindred,—he knows not yet the sacred duties of filial love.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil FenollosaLet them not speak to us of a filial or respectful fear mingled with love, which men should have for their God.
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean MeslierI listened to her religious exhortations with a feeling of filial gratitude, and they sunk deep into my heart.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment | Silvio Pellico
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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