parentage

noun

ˈper-ən-tij How to pronounce parentage (audio)
Definition of parentagenext
as in ancestry
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended the new teacher was of English parentage

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Recent Examples of parentage The pair also urged the clinic to disclose any discrepancies in parentage. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for parentage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parentage
  1. ancestry
  2. lineage
  3. origin
  4. pedigree
  5. breeding
Noun
  • But in reality, as scientists started poking large enough collections of data, there were regular hints of some strange ancestry in our genomes.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
  • The August 12 eclipse in Leo kicks off a new story around home, family, legacy, and ancestry.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Definition of ancestry
Noun
  • Listing agent Kristina Agustin of Vista Sotheby’s International Realty said the land carries a deeper local lineage than most lifestyle properties that change hands in California wine regions.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Gone are the days of fragmented, point product solutions for capabilities like data lineage, business glossaries, data quality, MDM and yes, catalogs.
    — Susan Laine, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of lineage
Noun
  • The San Mateo County Consolidated Fire Department revealed Wednesday that a propane barbecue on an exterior deck of a first-floor unit of the complex at 815 Sea Spray Lane was the origin point of the massive fire that erupted Sunday afternoon.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Congressional hearings into the origins of the sightings were held in 2022 and 2023.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of origin
Noun
  • As the two rushed back into the ring, Rollins hit a pedigree on Reigns and tried to pick up the win there, but Reigns kicked out of the pin.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Though the Blue Jays are reassessing their depth as the trade deadline approaches, that move was a bit of a surprise given Ward’s pedigree and his recent success in the minors.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of pedigree
Noun
  • The moist bacteria-and-fungus-breeding environment created within shoes is something most of us try to ignore.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The result of random breeding is a population of dogs with a wide range of behavioral predispositions.
    — KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of breeding

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“Parentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parentage. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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