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View usage for: (peərəntɪdʒ) uncountable noun [oft of adj N]Your parentage is the identity and origins of your parents. For example, if you are of Greek parentage, your parents are Greek. She's a Londoner of mixed parentage (English and Jamaican). We are all the result of our parentage and up-bringing. Synonyms: family, birth, origin, descent More Synonyms of parentage parentage in British English (ˈpɛərəntɪdʒ) noun2. derivation from a particular origin parentage in American English (ˈpɛrəntɪdʒ; ˈpærəntɪdʒ) noun1. descent or derivation from parents or ancestors; lineage; origin 2. the position or relation of a parent; parenthood Examples of 'parentage' in a sentenceparentage The explanation lies in their mixed parentage.It should mean an end to questions about his parentage.I may have questioned his parentage.It was hard to comprehend that they discovered my true parentage before I did.With over a million people of mixed parentage, a diverse Britain is fast becoming the norm.She was conceived in Jamaica, and may have been of mixed racial parentage. In other languagesparentage British English: parentage NOUN Your parentage is the identity and origins of your parents. ...children of mixed parentage. - American English: parentage
- Brazilian Portuguese: ascendência
- Chinese: 出身
- European Spanish: familia
- French: filiation
- German: Herkunft
- Italian: genitori
- Japanese: 血統
- Korean: 혈통
- European Portuguese: ascendência
- Latin American Spanish: familia
Definition ancestry or family She is a Londoner of mixed English and Jamaican parentage. Additional synonymsDefinition family descent They can trace their ancestry back to the seventeenth century. Synonyms origin, house, family, line, race, stock, blood, ancestors, descent, pedigree, extraction, lineage, forebears, antecedents, parentage, forefathers, genealogy, derivation, progenitors Definition ancestry people of humble birth Synonyms ancestry, line, race, stock, blood, background, breeding, strain, descent, pedigree, extraction, lineage, forebears, parentage, genealogy, derivationDefinition the origin or descent of something, such as a word The derivation of its name is obscure. Synonyms origin, source, basis, beginning, root, foundation, descent, ancestry, genealogy, etymology- pardonable
- pare
- parent
- parentage
- parenthetical
- parenthetically
- parenthood
Additional synonymsDefinition derivation from an ancestor All the contributors were of foreign descent. Synonyms origin, extraction, ancestry, lineage, family tree, parentage, heredity, genealogy, derivationDefinition the origin or ancestry of a person a young Brazilian of German extraction Synonyms origin, family, ancestry, descent, race, stock, blood, birth, pedigree, lineage, parentage, derivationWe were part of a long line of artists. Synonyms lineage, family, breed, succession, race, stock, strain, descent, ancestry, parentageDefinition direct descent from an ancestor They can trace their lineage back to the 18th century. Synonyms descent, family, line, succession, house, stock, birth, breed, pedigree, extraction, ancestry, forebears, progeny, heredity, forefathers, genealogyDefinition the country, race, or social class of a person's parents or ancestors people of Asian origin Synonyms ancestry, family, race, beginnings, stock, blood, birth, heritage, ancestors, descent, pedigree, extraction, lineage, forebears, antecedents, parentage, forefathers, genealogy, derivation, progenitors, stirps Definition descent or derivation from a father Synonyms parentage, family, descent, extraction, lineageDefinition the line of descent of a purebred animal a countess of impeccable pedigree Synonyms lineage, family, line, race, stock, blood, breed, heritage, descent, extraction, ancestry, family tree, genealogy, derivation, stemma, stirps Definition a group of people of common ancestry with distinguishing physical features, such as skin colour or build We welcome students of all races, faiths and nationalities. Synonyms people, ethnic group, nation, blood, house, family, line, issue, stock, type, seed (biblical), breed, folk, tribe, offspring, clan, kin, lineage, progeny, kindredDefinition the original type from which a particular race, family, or group is descended We are both from working-class stock. Synonyms lineage, descent, extraction, ancestry, house, family, line, race, type, variety, background, breed, strain, pedigree, forebears, parentage, line of descent |