grandfilial

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adjective

Relating to, or befitting, a grandchild.

OriginEnglish filial ← Middle English filial ← Latin fīliālis →
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Meanings

adjectivegrandfilial (comparative more grandfilial, superlative most grandfilial)

comparative more grandfilial · superlative most grandfilial

  1. Relating to, or befitting, a grandchild.

Origin

  1. Englishgrand-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁(y)-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁ilyós
  4. Proto-Italic*θīlios
  5. Proto-Italic*fīlios
  6. Latinfīlius
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Latinfīliālis
  10. Middle Englishfilial
  11. Englishfilial
  12. Englishgrandfilial

From grand- + filial.

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APA

grandfilial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandfilial

MLA

“grandfilial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandfilial. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grandfilial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandfilial.

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