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filial

fil·i·al [ fíllee əl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. of children to parents: relating or appropriate to a child's relationship with, or feelings toward, his or her parents
filial duty

2. genetics describing first hybrid generation: describes the first generation that results from crossing two parental lines

[15th century. Directly or via Old French< late Latin filialis "of a son or daughter" < Latin filius "son," filia "daughter"]

fil·i·al·ly adverb
fil·ial·ness noun
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