filial

  1. Adjective.  (not comparable) Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
  2. Adjective.  (comparable) Respectful of the duties and attitudes of a son or daughter toward their parents.
  3. Adjective.  (genetics) Of a generation or generations descending from a specific previous one.

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