What Does Filial Mean?

In Confucian, Chinese Buddhist and Taoist ethics, filial piety is a virtue of respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors.

What does being filial mean?

1 : of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter filial obedience filial love. 2 : having or assuming the relation of a child or offspring The new village has a filial relationship with the original settlement.

What does it mean to be a filial child?

If you describe something as filial, you're saying it's offspring-related. ... The word filial comes from the Latin words filius, which means "son," and filia, or "daughter." In other words, filial is the filius of filius. One way of remembering the word is to think of a filly, a young horse.