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Of or pertaining to a son or daughter; becoming to a child in relation to his parents; as, filial obedience.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to a son or daughter; becoming to a child in relation to his parents; as, filial obedience.
  2. a. Bearing the relation of a child.
  3. adj. designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation
  4. adj. relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring
  5. 1. Of or pertaining to a son or daughter; becoming to a child in relation to his parents; as, filial obedience. 2. Bearing the relation of a child. And thus the filial Godhead answering spoke. Milton.
  6. j:100 a. designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation a. relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring