filial

/fˈɪlɪəl/

/ˈfɪɫiəɫ/

[adjective]

filial

[ADJECTIVE]

relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring

antonyms : parental

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

antonyms : parental

Examples

1. This is known as the first filial generation, or the F1.

2. One particularly common form of cannibalism appears to have been filial cannibalism, where adult sons and daughters would offer a piece of their own flesh to their parents.

3. He also notes details from daily life: local animals like the chow chow and yak, typical Mongolian milk drinks and rice wine, the use of coal as a fuel source, and the culture of filial piety.

4. His son James Watt Junior engaged in what we can call a filial project to promote his father's reputation in comparison with those of other industrialists and engineers and scientists.