Definition of FILIAL

filial

Adjective

  • Pertaining to or due from a son or daughter.
  • designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation
  • relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring
    • "filial respect"

Adj

  • Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
  • Respectful of the duties and attitudes of sons or daughters toward their parents.
  • Of a generation or generations descending from a specific previous one.

Examples

  • His filial devotion to learning new words helped him win.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English filial, from Latin fīliālis, from filius (“son”) / filia (“daughter”) + -al.

Antonyms

parental, unfilial

Scrabble Score: 9

filial: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
filial: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
filial: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

filial: valid Words With Friends Word