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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fil•i•al /ˈfɪliəl/USA pronunciation adj. - of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter:filial obedience.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fil•i•al (fil′ē əl),USA pronunciation adj. - of, pertaining 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.
- Late Latin fīliālis, equivalent. to Latin fīli(us) son + -ālis -al1
- Middle English 1350–1400
fil′i•al•ly, adv. fil′i•al•ness, n. |