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say it: FIL-ee-uhl
filial is an adjective meaning "designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation". It carries 2 recorded senses.
designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation
genetics
relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring
“filial respect”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for filial come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.