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Pert, to a son or daughter; becom- ing a child in relation to parents; bearing the relation of a child. [F., Sp., and Pg., fr. L.filius, son, filia, daughter, ong. infant, telare, Skr. dha, to suck.] — Filiate, -T-at, u. To adopt as son or daughter. — Filiation, n. Relation of a child to a father; the fixing of a bastard child on some one as its father; affiliation.