filial

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.

(FIL-ee-uhl)

adjective
Of or relating to an offspring.

Etymology
From Middle English, from Late Latin filialis, from Latin filius (son)

Usage
"Don't let your social and filial relations unwillingly be scarified through the use of the Internet and online friendships." — Iran Police Warn Against 'Dangerous Sharks' of Internet; Tehran Times (Iran); Apr 26, 2004.

"After commercialism reared its inevitable head, Miss Jarvis (who started Mother's Day) rued that filial urge and battled those who 'would undermine Mother's Day with their greed.'" — Hubert B. Herring; But Will They Make You Breakfast Again Tomorrow?; The New York Times; May 9, 2004.

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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).

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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