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Filiation

The condition of being a child of a specified parent.

📖 Definitions of "Filiation"

noun

1
The condition of being a child of a specified parent.
2
The ancestry or lineage shared by a group having the same bloodline.
3
The determination of paternity.
4
One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot.
"The filiations are from a common stock."

🔄 Synonyms of "Filiation"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
descentnoun	An instance of descending; act of coming down.
lineagenoun	Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
ancestrynoun	A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.
derivationnoun	The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.
line of descent	a 2019 Indian crime drama film written and directed by Rohit Karn Batra (in his directorial debut).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Filiation"

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Word	Definition
lineagenoun	Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
ancestrynoun	A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.
descentnoun	An instance of descending; act of coming down.
derivationnoun	The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.
line of descent	a 2019 Indian crime drama film written and directed by Rohit Karn Batra (in his directorial debut).
progenynoun	(uncountable) Offspring or descendants considered as a group.
parenthoodnoun	The state of being a parent
paternitynoun	Fatherhood, the state or quality of being a father.
pedigreenoun	A person's ancestral history; ancestry, lineage.
parentagenoun	The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
daughternoun	One’s female offspring.
affiliationnoun	The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.
linknoun	A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
originnoun	The beginning of something.
decaynoun	(ecology, medicine) The process or result of being gradually decomposed; rot, decomposition.
birthnoun	(uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.
affiliationsnoun	The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.
filietynoun	(rare) The relation of a son to a father; sonship
bondingnoun	The act by which something is bonded or joined together.
parentalismnoun	The act or status of a parent.