filial

«filial» in Mova's school dictionary: of a son or daughter, or owed by a child to a parent:… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Filial means of a son or daughter, or owed by a child to a parent: filial duty. tree →

2) In old stories «filial» describes a child who is loving, respectful and obedient to a parent. tree →

sense 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 →
• The prince showed filial love by obeying the king. tree →
• Be obedient and filial to your mother. tree →
• Her filial piety was known throughout the village. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «filial» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.