| ADJECTIVE | pert | filial | designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation |
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| all | filial | relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring |
| Sounds | fih'liyahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation. | |
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| Category | genetics, genetic science | The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
| Opposite | parental | Designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced |
| Spanish | filial | |
| Nouns | offspring | the immediate descendants of a person |
| Meaning | relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring. | |
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| Example | "filial respect" | |
| Narrower | daughterly | befitting a daughter |
| Opposite | parental, maternal, paternal | relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent |
| Spanish | filial | |
| Catalan | filial | |
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