filial

(fĭl'ē-əl, fē'lē-)
adj.

1. Of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter: filial respect.
2. Having or assuming the relationship of child or offspring to parent.
3. Genetics. Of or relating to a generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin fīliālis, from Latin fīlius, son.]

filially fil'i·al·ly adv.

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IN BRIEF: Relating to a son or daughter.

A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders. — Confucius (c. 551-c. 479 BC).

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• Upbringing and Development - filial: (adj) befitting relationship of child to its parent

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sønlig, datterlig, fra børnenes side

idioms:

• filial piety    ærbødighed mod forældre

Nederlands (Dutch)
kinderlijk

Français (French)
adj. - filial

idioms:

• filial piety    piété filiale

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Kindes-, kindlich

idioms:

• filial piety    kindliche Liebe

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υιικός

idioms:

• filial piety    πίστη και αφοσίωση στην οικογένεια

Italiano (Italian)
filiale

idioms:

• filial piety    devozione filiale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - filial

idioms:

• filial piety    devoção (f) de filho

Русский (Russian)
сыновний/дочерний

idioms:

• filial piety    почтение к родителям

Español (Spanish)
adj. - filial

idioms:

• filial piety    honrar a los padres, respeto filial

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sonlig, dotterlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
子女的, 孝顺的, 当做子女的

idioms:

• filial piety    孝道

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 子女的, 孝順的, 當做子女的

idioms:

• filial piety    孝道

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 자식의, 자식다운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 子としての, 親から…世代の, 子の, 子としてふさわしい

idioms:

• filial piety    親孝行

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بنوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של בן, של בת‬

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