filial
filial definition
fil·ial (fil′ē əl, fil′yəl)
adjective
- of, suitable to, or due from a son or daughter filial devotion
- Genetics designating or of any generation following the parental: the first filial generation is designated F, the second (produced from the first) F, etc.
Etymology: ME < LL(Ec) filialis, of a son or daughter < L filius, son, filia, daughter < base of femina, fetus: see female
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