filiation

F4I1L1I1A1T1I1O1N1
/fɪ.liˈe͜ɪ.ʃən/

noun

The condition of being a child of a specified parent.

“The filiations are from a common stock.”

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descentline of descentlineageancestryderivation
OriginFrench filiation →
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Meanings

nounfiliation (countable and uncountable, plural filiations)

plural filiations

  1. uncountableThe condition of being a child of a specified parent.
  2. countableThe ancestry or lineage shared by a group having the same bloodline.
  3. countablelawThe determination of paternity.
  4. countablelawOne that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot.

    The filiations are from a common stock.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

Similar
descentline of descentlineage
Broader
kinshipfamily relationshiprelationship

nouninherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

Similar
ancestrylineagederivation
Broader
inheritancehereditary pattern
Also see
ancestryderivationdescentfilietylineage

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchfiliation
  2. Englishfiliation

First attested in c. 1520. From French filiation

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Cite this entry
APA

filiation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filiation

MLA

“filiation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filiation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filiation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filiation.

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