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- Dictionaryfiliation/ˌfɪlɪˈeɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the fact of being the child of a particular parent or parents: "relationships based on ties of filiation as opposed to marriage"
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1. a. : filial relationship especially of a son to his father. b. : the adjudication of paternity. 2. a. : descent or derivation especially from a culture or language. b. : the act or process of determining such relationship. Examples of filiation in a Sentence.
Filiation is the relationship which exists between a child and the child’s parents, whether the parents are of the same or the opposite sex. The relationship can be established by blood, by law in certain cases, or by a judgment of adoption.
noun. the fact of being the child of a certain parent. descent as if from a parent; derivation. Law. the judicial determination of the paternity of a child, especially of one born out of wedlock. the relation of one thing to another from which it is derived. the act of filiating. the state of being filiated.
noun. 1. line of descent; lineage; derivation. 2. the fact of being the child of certain parents. 3. law. the act or process of filiating. 4. law a less common word for affiliation order. 5. the set of rules governing the attachment of children to their parents and its social consequences. Collins English Dictionary.
Definitions of filiation. noun. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors. synonyms: descent, line of descent, lineage. see more. noun. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline. synonyms: ancestry, derivation, lineage. see more.
1. a. The condition or fact of being the child of a certain parent. b. Law Judicial determination of the paternity of a nonmarital child for the purposes of compelling support. 2. A line of descent; derivation. 3. a. The act or fact of forming a new branch, as of a society or language group. b. The branch thus formed.
How to use . filiation in a sentenceI am not sufficiently acquainted with the filiation of the Indian tribes, to know what relation the Botecudos bear to the Tupayas.
