filial

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
2. (comparable) Respectful of the duties and attitudes of sons or daughters toward their parents.
3. Of a generation or generations descending from a specific previous one.

Opposite of

unfilial

Synonyms

daughterly

babyish

childish

childishly

childlike

daughter

infantile

infantine

kiddy

naive

puerile

affectionate

relating to a son

Translations

filial

filial

filial

بنوي

kindlich

filiale

υιικός

enfantin

söhnlich

evlâda ait

enfantine

filiale

filialis

puerilis

infantilis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɪl.i.əl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: filial

In summary

From Middle English filial, from Latin fīliālis, from filius (“son”) / filia (“daughter”) + -al.