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fil·i·al F0118600 (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; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots.] fil′i·al·ly adv.filial (ˈfɪljəl) adj1. of, resembling, or suitable to a son or daughter: filial affection. 2. (Genetics) genetics designating any of the generations following the parental generation; F1 indicates the first filial generation, F2 the second, etc. Abbreviation: F [C15: from Late Latin fīliālis, from Latin fīlius son] ˈfilially adv ˈfilialness nfil•i•al (ˈfɪl i əl) adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or befitting a son or daughter. 2. having the relation of a child to a parent. 3. 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. [1350–1400; Middle English « Latin fīli(us) son] fil′i•al•ly, adv. fil′i•al•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | filial - designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generationgenetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organismsparental - designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced | | 2. | filial - relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; "filial respect"parental, paternal, maternal - relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance" |
filialadjective devoted, familial, dutiful, respectful The son neglected his filial duties.Translationsfilial (ˈfiliəl) adjective of or suitable to a son or daughter. filial piety. 子女的 子女的filial
filial Genetics designating any of the generations following the parental generation. Abbrev.: F; F1 indicates the first filial generation, F2 the second, etc. filial Related to filial: filial dutySynonyms for filialadj devotedSynonyms- devoted
- familial
- dutiful
- respectful
Antonyms for filialadj designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generationRelated WordsAntonymsadj relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspringAntonyms |