| Filial 1. (a.) Of or pertaining to a son or daughter; becoming to a child in relation to his parents; as, filial obedience. 2. (a.) Bearing the relation of a child. Thesaurus Entries adoring, affectionate, conjugal, daughterlike, daughterly, demonstrative, devoted, faithful, fond, husbandly, languishing, lovelorn, lovesick, lovesome, loving, maternal, melting, parental, paternal, romantic, sentimental, soft, sonlike, sonly, tender, uxorious, wifely | ![]() |