filial : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: filial	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
filial adj designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation Antonym(s): parental relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; "filial respect" Antonym(s): maternal, parental, paternal
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Filial \Fil"ial\, a. [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.