filiation
filiation · filiations
The condition of being a child of a specified parentThe condition of being a child of a specified parent.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable)The condition of being a child of a specified parent.
(countable)The ancestry or lineage shared by a group having the same bloodline.
inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
(countable)The determination of paternity.
(countable)One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot.
The filiations are from a common stock.
Origin
First attested in c. 1520. From French filiationFirst attested in c. 1520. From French filiation
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Forms
plural: filiations| Singular | filiation |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline:ancestrylineagederivation
- the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors:descentline of descentlineage
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedfiliate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable