Q17
EnglishVocabulary: Meaning, Synonyms & Antonyms
Choose the right word to fill in the blank in the following sentence. Children should not forget their _____ duty towards parents.
- a.parental
- b.filial
- c.fraternal
- d.ancestral
Answer: (B) filial
'Filial' (Latin filius, son; filia, daughter) describes the duty, love or respect that children owe to their parents, so 'filial duty' is the fixed phrase. 'Parental' would mean the duty parents owe to children, 'fraternal' (frater, brother) relates to brothers, and 'ancestral' relates to forefathers or inherited property. Other relationship adjectives asked in exams: maternal and paternal (mother's and father's side), sororal (of a sister), avuncular (like an uncle), conjugal (of marriage) and sibling (brother or sister).