Filiation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˌɪlɪˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/fˌɪlɪˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˌɪlɪˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /fˌɪlɪˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ancestry descent line of descent derivation lineage

Word Forms

descend	verb	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
filiate	verb	fix the paternity of
derive	verb	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abstammung

die Verwandtschaftsbeziehung zwischen einem Individuum und seinen Vorfahren

🇪🇸Spanish

filiación

la relación de parentesco entre un individuo y sus progenitores

🇮🇹Italian

filiazione

il rapporto di parentela tra un individuo e i suoi progenitori

🇳🇱Dutch

afstamming

de verwantschapsrelatie tussen een individu en zijn voorouders

🇵🇹Portuguese

filiação

a relação de parentesco entre um indivíduo e seus progenitores

🇷🇺Russian

филиал

родственные отношения между человеком и его предками

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गोद लेना

किसी व्यक्ति और व्यक्ति के पूर्वजों के बीच रिश्तेदारी का संबंध

🇧🇩Bengali

ফিলিয়েশন

একজন ব্যক্তি এবং ব্যক্তির পূর্বপুরুষদের মধ্যে আত্মীয়তার সম্পর্ক

🇮🇳Tamil

இணைத்தல்

ஒரு தனிநபருக்கும் தனிநபரின் முன்னோடிகளுக்கும் இடையிலான உறவின் உறவு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫిలియేషన్

ఒక వ్యక్తి మరియు వ్యక్తి యొక్క పూర్వీకుల మధ్య బంధుత్వ సంబంధం

🇮🇳Marathi

फाइलीकरण

व्यक्ती आणि व्यक्तीचे पूर्वज यांच्यातील नातेसंबंध

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફિલિએશન

વ્યક્તિ અને વ્યક્તિના પૂર્વજો વચ્ચેનો સગપણ સંબંધ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೇರುವಿಕೆ

ಒಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಪೂರ್ವಜರ ನಡುವಿನ ರಕ್ತಸಂಬಂಧ ಸಂಬಂಧ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫിലിയേഷൻ

ഒരു വ്യക്തിയും വ്യക്തിയുടെ പൂർവ്വികരും തമ്മിലുള്ള ബന്ധുത്വ ബന്ധം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਿਲੀਏਸ਼ਨ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੇ ਪੂਰਵਜਾਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਰਿਸ਼ਤੇਦਾਰੀ ਦਾ ਸਬੰਧ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

血缘关系

个人与其祖先之间的亲属关系

🇯🇵Japanese

親族関係

個体とその個体の祖先との間の親族関係

🇰🇷Korean

계통

개인과 개인의 조상 사이의 친족 관계

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nối dõi

mối quan hệ họ hàng giữa cá nhân với tổ tiên của cá nhân đó

🇹🇭Thai

การยื่นเอกสาร

ความสัมพันธ์ทางเครือญาติระหว่างบุคคลกับบรรพบุรุษของแต่ละบุคคล

🇮🇩Indonesian

hubungan darah

hubungan kekerabatan antara seorang individu dengan nenek moyang individu tersebut

🇵🇭Filipino

kaanak

ang ugnayang pagkakamag-anak sa pagitan ng isang indibidwal at mga ninuno ng indibidwal

🇲🇾Malay

persaudaraan

hubungan persaudaraan antara individu dengan nenek moyang individu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البنوة

علاقة القرابة بين الفرد وأسلافه

🇮🇷Persian

تابعیت

رابطه خویشاوندی بین یک فرد و اجداد او

🇹🇷Turkish

evlatlık

Bir birey ile onun ataları arasındaki akrabalık ilişkisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

השתייכות

יחסי הקרבה בין הפרט לאבותיו של הפרט

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The primary meaning of 'filiation' is 'the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors'.

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