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Webster 1913 Edition


Filial

Fil′ial

,
Adj.
[L.
filialis
, fr.
filius
son,
filia
daughter; akin to e.
female
,
feminine
. Cf.
Fitz
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to a son or daughter; becoming to a child in relation to his parents;
as,
filial
obedience
.
2.
Bearing the relation of a child.
And thus the
filial
Godhead answering spoke.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Filial

FIL'IAL

,
Adj.
[L. filius, a son, flia, a daughter.]
1.
Pertaining to a son or daughter; becoming a child in relation to his parents. Filial love is such an affection as a child naturally bears to his parents. Filial duty or obedience is such duty or obedience as the child owes to his parents.
2.
Bearing the relation of a son.
Springs of like leaf erect their filial heads.

Definition 2024


filial

filial

English

Adjective

filial (comparative more filial, superlative most filial)

  1. (not comparable) Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
    • 1794, Charlotte Smith, The Banished Man, Volume 2, Chapter 20,
      The filial duty Ellesmere had paid to a father, who had no other claim to it than that he was his father, was now consoling to him [D'Alonville]; [...]
  2. (comparable) Respectful of the duties and attitudes of a son or daughter toward their parents.
    • 1885, Confucius, "The actions and Attitude of Filiality", translated by James Legge,[1]
      If the admonition [to the parent] does not take effect, the son will be more reverential and more filial; [...]
  3. (genetics) Of a generation or generations descending from a specific previous one.
    • 1916, William E. Castle & Gregor Mendel, Genetics & Eugenics, p. 101.
      This, following Bateson, we may call the parental generation or P generation. Subsequent generations are called filial generations (abbreviated F) and their numerical order is indicated by a subscript, [...]

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References

  1. Cited in Robert E. Van Voorst (ed.) (2005), Anthology of world scriptures, ISBN 0-534-52099-5

Catalan

Adjective

filial m, f (masculine and feminine plural filials)

  1. filial

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

German Filiale, from Latin filialis - of or pertaining to a son or daughter.

Noun

filial

  1. filial, branch.

Declension

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

Danish

Noun

filial c (singular definite filialen, plural indefinite filialer)

  1. (business) branch.

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French

Etymology

From Latin fīliālis

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /filjal/

Adjective

filial m (feminine singular filiale, masculine plural filiaux, feminine plural filiales)

  1. Characteristic of or befitting the relationship between a son or daughter and their parents.

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Portuguese

Adjective

filial m, f (plural filiais, comparable)

  1. filial (pertaining to a son or daughter)

Noun

filial f (plural filiais)

  1. branch (office of an organisation)

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Spanish

Adjective

filial m, f (plural filiales)

  1. filial

Noun

filial f (plural filiales)

  1. subsidiary
  2. (sports) B team

Swedish

Noun

filial c

  1. branch (office of an organization with several locations)

Declension

Inflection of filial 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative filial filialen filialer filialerna
Genitive filials filialens filialers filialernas

Related terms

  • bankfilial
  • filialaffär
  • filialkontor

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Volapük

Noun

filial (plural filials)

  1. subsidiary, branch

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