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Adjective: filial  fi-lee-ul
  1. (genetics) designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation
     
  2. Relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring
    "filial respect"

See also: daughterly

Antonym: parental

Encyclopedia: Filial

Nearest

file system
file transfer protocol
filefish
file-like
filename
filename extension
filer
filet
filet de boeuf en croute
filet mignon
filial
filial duty
filial love
filiate
filiation
filibeg
filibuster
filibusterer
Filicales
filicide
Filicinae