"filial" meaning in English

See filial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɪl.i.əl/ [UK, US], /ˈfɪl.jəl/ [UK, US], /ˈfi.li.əl/ [US, also] Audio: en-us-filial.ogg Forms: more filial [comparative], most filial [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪliəl, -ɪljəl, -iːliəl Etymology: From Middle English filial, from Latin fīliālis, from filius (“son”) / filia (“daughter”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁(y)-}}, {{inh|en|enm|filial}} Middle English filial, {{der|en|la|fīliālis}} Latin fīliālis Head templates: {{en-adj}} filial (comparative more filial, superlative most filial)
  1. (not comparable) Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter. Tags: not-comparable Translations (pertaining to a son or daughter): إِبْنِيّ (ʔibniyy) (Arabic), сыно́ўскі (synóŭski) (Belarusian), сы́наў (sýnaŭ) (Belarusian), даччы́н (daččýn) (Belarusian), сино́вен (sinóven) (Bulgarian), на дъщеря́ (na dǎšterjá) (Bulgarian), дъ́щерен (dǎ́šteren) (Bulgarian), filial (Catalan), 子女的 (Chinese Mandarin), synovský (Czech), sønlig (sonly) (Danish), datterlig (daughterly) (Danish), zoonlijk (Dutch), dochterlijk (daughterly) (Dutch), fila (Esperanto), filina (Esperanto), lapselik (Estonian), lapsenomainen (Finnish), filial (French), filial (Galician), söhnlich (sonly) (German), töchterlich (daughterly) (German), macoil (Manx), sønnlig (sonly) (Norwegian Bokmål), datterlig (daughterly) (Norwegian Bokmål), barnleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), synowski (sonly) [masculine] (Polish), córczyny (daughterly) [masculine] (Polish), filial (Portuguese), сыно́вий (synóvij) (Russian), сыно́вний (synóvnij) (Russian), доче́рний (dočérnij) (Russian), дочери́нский (dočerínskij) (Russian), macail (Scottish Gaelic), synovský (Slovak), filial (Spanish), сині́вський (synívsʹkyj) (Ukrainian), си́нів (sýniv) (Ukrainian), дочі́рній (dočírnij) (Ukrainian), доччи́н (doččýn) (Ukrainian), до́ньчин (dónʹčyn) (Ukrainian), mabol (sonly) (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-filial-en-adj-MCq8qEoz Categories (other): Terms with German translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 39 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 13 39 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 39 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 12 39 49 Disambiguation of 'pertaining to a son or daughter': 85 15 0
  2. (comparable) Respectful of the duties and attitudes of sons or daughters toward their parents. Tags: comparable Translations (respectful of the duties and attitudes of a son or daughter toward their parents): 孝顺的 (Chinese Mandarin), lapsenomainen (Finnish), vanhempiaan kunnioittava (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-filial-en-adj-rvbzj0OW Categories (other): Terms with German translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 39 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 13 39 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 39 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 12 39 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 42 51 Disambiguation of 'respectful of the duties and attitudes of a son or daughter toward their parents': 19 77 3
  3. (genetics) Of a generation or generations descending from a specific previous one. Categories (topical): Genetics Translations (of descending generation or generations): 子代的 (Chinese Mandarin), jälkeläis- (Finnish), jälki- (in term jälkipolvi) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-filial-en-adj-lx6A7HB- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 43 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 41 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 11 37 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 12 39 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 38 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 12 39 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 10 34 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 8 35 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 10 40 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 6 41 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 12 39 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 39 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 39 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 12 39 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 39 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 9 30 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 12 39 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 13 39 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 4 41 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 12 39 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 39 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 39 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 41 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 12 39 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 12 39 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 42 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 12 39 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 10 40 50 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'of descending generation or generations': 2 10 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: filial duty, filial generation, filially, filialness, filial piety, filiopietistic, grandfilial, nonfilial Related terms: filiation
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      "word": "vanhempiaan kunnioittava"
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  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": daughterly vs. dočírnij",
  "path": [
    "filial"
  ],
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  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "filial",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": daughterly vs. doččýn",
  "path": [
    "filial"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adjective",
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  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": daughterly vs. dónʹčyn",
  "path": [
    "filial"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "filial",
  "trace": ""
}

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