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parentage
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par·ent·age  (pârn-tj, pr-)
n.
1. Descent from parents; lineage: of humble parentage.
2. The state or relationship of being a parent.
3. Derivation from a source; origin.

parentage [ˈpɛərəntɪdʒ]
n
1. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) ancestry
2. derivation from a particular origin
3. a less common word for parenthood

Parentage parents collectively, 1513.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.parentageparentage - the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man"
adulthood - the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity
2.parentage - the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
family relationship, kinship, relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
3.parentage - the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, family line, sept, folk, family - people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
side - a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side"
family tree, genealogy - successive generations of kin

parentage
noun family, birth, origin, descent, line, race, stock, pedigree, extraction, ancestry, lineage, paternity, derivation She is a Londoner of mixed English and Jamaican parentage.
Quotations
"Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children" [William Penn Some Fruits of Solitude]
Translations
parentage [ˈpɛərəntɪdʒ] Nfamilia f
of humble parentagede nacimiento humilde
of unknown parentagede padres desconocidos
parentage [ˈpɛərəntɪdʒ] nfiliation f
sb's parentage → la filiation de qn
of Swedish parentage → de parents suédois
of unknown parentage → de parents inconnus
parentage
nHerkunft f; of humble/uncertain parentagevon einfacher/ungewisser Herkunft; children of racially mixed parentagegemischtrassige Kinder pl
parentage [ˈpɛərntɪdʒ] nnatali mpl
of unknown parentage → di genitori sconosciuti
parentage [ˈpɛərntɪdʒ] nnatali mpl
of unknown parentage → di genitori sconosciuti


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