filial Hear it!

filial definition

fil·ial (fil′ē əl, fil′yəl)

adjective

  1. of, suitable to, or due from a son or daughter filial devotion
  2. 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.