filial

Definitions


[ˈfɪlɪəl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to or due from a son or daughter
(e.g: a display of filial affection)

- denoting the offspring of a cross


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from ecclesiastical Latin filialis, from filius ‘son’, filia ‘daughter’




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