It's a form of the Word filius, meaning "son." If it appears by itself, it's probably dative and means "to or for a son." The ablative singular takes the same form, but usually appears after a preposition, as in the following phrases:
cum filio "with a son"
a filio "by a son"
de filio "about a son"
Latin has no articles. so in any of these translations you could replace "a" with "the" (or even, depending on context, "his" or "her").
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