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# filial

adjective

«filial» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Filial means of a son or daughter, or owed by a child to a parent: filial duty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filial/#m1)
2. In old stories «filial» describes a child who is loving, respectful and obedient to a parent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filial/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, a child who obeys and honours a father or mother; «filial piety» means respect for one's parents

### Examples

- She was a filial daughter who cared for her father. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filial/#x1)
- The prince showed filial love by obeying the king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filial/#x2)
- Be obedient and filial to your mother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filial/#x3)
- Her filial piety was known throughout the village. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filial/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «filial» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filial/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«filial» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/filial.html) on Mova free.