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
Nell provides not only proof of Nan's parentage but the necessary evidence to damn Mr. St. George as an adulterer.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 July 2025
One of the key threads running through the series is the mystery of Alba’s parentage.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 9 July 2025
Celine, a former Hunter and Rumi’s guardian, avoided talking about Rumi’s parentage, disregarding her demon side.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Nancy Mitford, The Pursuit of Love Mitford’s Nancy, an upper-crust lady of eccentric parentage making her way through interwar England, is a true romantic heroine.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 July 2025
One of the key threads running through the series is the mystery of Alba’s parentage.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 9 July 2025
Celine, a former Hunter and Rumi’s guardian, avoided talking about Rumi’s parentage, disregarding her demon side.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Nancy Mitford, The Pursuit of Love Mitford’s Nancy, an upper-crust lady of eccentric parentage making her way through interwar England, is a true romantic heroine.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parentage
Noun
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With over 300 votes and 60 comments on the Reddit post already, many internet users shared their thoughts on Rudy's unexpected ancestry.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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The artist better known to his international collectors as Móyò, has been evolving the character – a personal archetype, a spiritual sentinel, and a bridge between worlds – for over eight years, exploring his Yoruba ancestry and urban mythology.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The result is a Gen Z-meets-mini-Nicole moment that feels like a respectful nod to her famous family lineage.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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Agriodontosaurus shows us that the earliest members of the lizard lineage were far more diverse and had a much broader range of feeding strategies than previously imagined.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The origins of Godzilla’s name may remain a mystery, but there are no secrets related to its film escapades.—
Michael Taube,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Its origins trace back to the 19th century, when the mondine sang it—female laborers in Northern Italy's rice paddies—protesting brutal working conditions and lost youth.—
Amanda Castro
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Unlike the Panthère—crowned the it girl watch of the 2020s—or the Tank Française, with its royal pedigree, the Demoiselle remained overlooked.—
Malaika Crawford,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2025
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The feel of the game betrays the development team’s excellent Super Mario Odyssey pedigree.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The estimate for total breeding ducks in the traditional survey area was 34 million, unchanged from the 2024 estimate, and 4% below the long-term average (since 1955).—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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According to a blog post from the American Kennel Club (AKC), neutering is a surgical procedure that removes a male dog's testicles, which eliminates their ability to reproduce and may reduce male breeding behaviors.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Parentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parentage. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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