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| fil·i·al [ fíllee əl ] |
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1. of children to parents: relating or appropriate to a child's relationship with, or feelings toward, his or her parents
 filial duty
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2. genetics describing first hybrid generation: describes the first generation that results from crossing two parental lines
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| [15th century. Directly or via Old French< late Latin filialis "of a son or daughter" < Latin filius "son," filia "daughter"] |
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 fil·i·al·ly adverb |
 fil·ial·ness noun |
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