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- Dictionaryfil·i·a·tion/ˌfilēˈāSHən/
noun
- 1. the fact of being or of being designated 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.
noun. line of descent; lineage; derivation. the fact of being the child of certain parents. law the act or process of filiating. law a less common word for affiliation order. the set of rules governing the attachment of children to their parents and its social consequences.
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. 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. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
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.
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.
Filiation Definition. The state or fact of being a son or daughter; relation of a child to its parent. Descent from or as from a parent; derivation. The determination by a court of the paternity of a child. Such a branch.
