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Filial Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Filial has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation

2

relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring

"filial respect"

3

Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.

See Also
filially daughter nonfilial filiopietistic filiation son specific previous
Related Terms
Antonyms
parental maternal
Rhyming Words
ial vial dial mial rial faial thial axial inial spial glial prial arial urial phial ilial trial radial oidial monial
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