The Only Use of
filial
in
Animal Farm
- None of them proved able to learn the alphabet beyond the letter B. They accepted everything that they were told about the Rebellion and the principles of Animalism, especially from Clover, for whom they had an almost filial respect; but it was doubtful whether they understood very much of it.
p. 128.7filial = child-to-parent
Definition:
relating to the relationship of children to their parents