filial love
Offspring's parental affection
Filial love is the affection and devotion a child feels toward their parents.
The term emphasizes the bond flowing upward through generations—from child to parent—as distinct from parental love flowing downward.
It often carries connotations of duty, respect, and gratitude: His filial love kept him caring for his aging mother despite the difficulties.
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- respectRegard with honor
- honor thy parentsCommandment to respect parents
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
gratitude · duty · family duty · obedience · reverence · piety · ancestor · ancestral roots · parent · mother · father · heritage · lineage · blood bond · family ties · sacrifice · caring · elder care
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- Father-Daughter ThemesKing Lear, Cordelia, Atticus Finch, Scout Finch, Elizabeth Bennet
filial loveparental love
Caregiver's deep attachment
maternal love · paternal love · motherly love · fatherly love · fraternal love
filial loveromantic love
Deep amorous attachment
erotic love · eros · sexual attraction · passionate love · romantic attachment
filial, affiliate, affiliated, affiliation, affiliating, love, loved, lover, lovers