Definition of Filial
pertaining to a son or daughter
Examples of Filial in a sentence
Frank has a filial affection for the uncle who raised him. 🔊
On Father’s Day, a large number of visitors entered the town cemetery to pay filial respect to the men who gave them life. 🔊
Chuck believes it is his filial duty to send money home to his parents each month. 🔊
In many cultures, adult children often care for their elders as part of their filial responsibility. 🔊
Because of the filial love I have for my parents, I would never yell at them like some young people do. 🔊
The plot was weak because it failed to establish the filial connection that should exist between a father and a son who love each other. 🔊
Although Chad loved his father, he found it difficult to display filial devotion to the man who physically abused him as a child. 🔊
Susan never moved out of her family home because of her filial duty to her ill mother. 🔊
When Jimmy’s father deserted him at a young age, Jimmy found it impossible to have any filial affection for the man. 🔊
A part of my filial responsibility is to respect and honor my parents. 🔊
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