relationship vs filiation

filiation vs relationship

relationship and filiation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
relationship	Yes	No	No	No
filiation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, filiation is a hyponym of relationship; that is, filiation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than relationship:

relationship: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
filiation: the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

Other hyponyms of relationship include affinity, phylogenetic relation, descent, line of descent, lineage, affinity, blood kinship, cognation, consanguinity, birth, parentage, fatherhood, paternity, maternity, motherhood, sisterhood, sistership, brotherhood, marital bed, marital relationship.

relationship (noun)	filiation (noun)
a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)	inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption	the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)
a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries

Difference between relationship and filiation

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