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[ pair-uhn-tij, par- ] / ˈpɛər ən tɪdʒ, ˈpær- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR parentage ON THESAURUS.COM
nounderivation or descent from parents or ancestors; birth, origin, or lineage: a man of distinguished parentage. the state or relation of a parent; parenthood. Origin of parentageFrom Middle French, dating back to 1480–90; see origin at parent, -age SYNONYMS FOR parentage1 ancestry, extraction, stock. SEE SYNONYMS FOR parentage ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby parentageparenchymatous hemorrhage, parenchymatous keratitis, parenchymatous neuritis, parens, parent, parentage, parental, parental generation, parental home, parental leave, parent cell Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for parentagePro-lifers believe that all human life should be treated with dignity and respect, no matter what the parentage may be. Should Abortion Be Legal in Cases of Rape?|David Frum|August 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST Given his parentage, Ai is considered a "princeling," a member of the political elite. Ai Weiwei Comes Home|Melinda Liu, Isaac Stone Fish|June 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST Their sex lives and the parentage of their children are called into question. Stop Calling Them Sluts|Mark McKinnon|November 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST Approximately 75 per cent of Chicago's population is of foreign birth or parentage. The Greatest Highway in the World|Anonymous
Over the parentage of this man genealogists have disputed for centuries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7|Various Its parentage may be traced, if we will, to those mystery-mongers whom Plato mentions with disapproval. The Legacy of Greece|Various The Slav wife in this country bears from two to two and a half times as fast as the wife of American parentage. The Old World in the New|Edward Alsworth Ross The statistics of the parentage of illegitimate children have some bearing on this question. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for parentage
nounancestry derivation from a particular origin rare parenthood Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to parentagelineage, derivation, bloodline, origin, family, house, forebear, seed, pedigree, extraction, breed, source, heritage, breeding, ancestor, stock, progenitor, kindred, blood, birth |