Filial

 WORD OF THE DAY

filial / adjective / FIL-ee-ul

Definition
1: of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
2: having or assuming the relation of a child or offspring

Examples
"The text purports to be Geppetto's captivity journal…. He recounts the story of Pinocchio's creation and truancy; he records [that] he continues to make art, painting portraits of lost loves and fashioning filial surrogates—lifeless, alas—out of old hard tack and shards of crockery."
— Bruce Handy, The New York Times, 14 Feb. 2021

To ensure that Dickie and Tony’s filial bond seemed authentic on-screen, Nivola and Gandolfini spent hours talking and getting to know each other at Junior’s coffee shop before cameras ever started rolling.
— Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Sep. 2021

Did You Know?
Filial comes from Latin filius, meaning "son," and filia, "daughter"; in English, it applies to any gender.
The word has long carried the dutiful sense "owed to a parent by a child," as found in such phrases as "filial respect" and "filial piety."
 These days it can also be used more generally for any emotion or behavior of a child to a parent.