parentage

noun

par·​ent·​age ˈper-ən-tij 

1

a

: descent from parents or ancestors : lineage

a person of noble parentage

b

: derivation, origin

a tradition of uncertain parentage

2

: parenthood

Synonyms of parentage

• ancestry
• lineage
• origin
• pedigree
• breeding

Examples of parentage in a Sentence

they were pleased that their son's girlfriend was of good parentage

Recent Examples on the Web

Yoxall is a citizen of the Métis Nation of Alberta and of Métis and settler parentage. —Literary Hub, 28 May 2026

As far as Big Reveals go, Agnes’s parentage is extraordinarily anticlimactic. —Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026

Those siblings are trapped in various stages of custodial and parentage proceedings in Georgia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. —Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 14 May 2026

As Seth seethes about his separation from his home country (and the family fortune), Arias interweaves a backstory involving assassination, undisclosed parentage and (as the title suggests) the perilous creatures slithering across the landscape. —Michael Schaub, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Anglo-French, from parent parent entry 1 + -age -age

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

parentage

noun

par·​ent·​age ˈpar-ənt-ij 

ˈper-

: descent from parents or ancestors : lineage