filial

[/ˈfɪliəl/]

adjective

filial

1. relating to or befitting a son or daughter; of or relating to the relationship between a child and parent

filial duty requires children to respect their parents

o dever filial exige que os filhos respeitem seus pais

2. of or designating an organism that is descended from a parent organism

the F1 generation refers to the first filial generation

a geração F1 refere-se à primeira geração filial

Synonyms

Antonyms

Regional Variations

General Brazilian

filial

standard usage; also used in business contexts (filial = branch office)

Rio de Janeiro

filial

standard usage

São Paulo

filial

standard usage; frequently used in corporate/business terminology

Portugal

filial

standard usage; identical to Brazilian Portuguese

filial piety - respect and devotion to one's parents

filial generation - in genetics, offspring resulting from parental cross

breach of filial duty - failure to fulfill obligations to parents

Look up more words on Fala2Me

The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more