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filiality

filiality

1 8.6
Respect and care that a son or daughter shows to their parents
  • noun
  • /ˌfɪliˈælɪti/
: filialidad
  • He demonstrated his filiality by always supporting his mother during difficult times.

Examples

  • A tale of father/daughter filiality, love of husband and wife, and the constancy of friends.

    Blog text (9)
  • Will you abandon them, out of a false sense of duty of filiality?

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Her filiality was evident in the way she cared for her aging parents.

  • The family's strong sense of filiality made them prioritize visits to their grandparents.

Synonyms

loyalty
vsfiliality
463 1.3

Strong and lasting support for a person, group, or idea

is about respectful care and duty toward one's parents specifically
fidelity
vsfiliality
40 4.9

Loyalty to a person, promise, or duty

applies specifically to respecting and caring for one's parents
filial love
vsfiliality
1 4.4

A child's deep love for their parents

focuses on respectful care and duties rather than just affection

Antonyms

A way of behaving that shows no respect for someone or something

Not giving needed care and attention to responsibilities or people

How Respectful

devotion
43 3.2
dutifulness
1 5.2
filiality
1 8.6
indifference
66 4.6
neglect
94 3.5

Surface Forms

filiality singular
filialities plural

Morphology

filiality = filial (transparent) = filial + ity

Standard nominalization: '-ity' forms an abstract noun meaning 'the state or quality of being filial'.

Etymology

Filiality comes from the Latin words filius ('son') and filia ('daughter'), so it is about a child's love and respect for their parents.