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 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 But some legal experts say this has been a foundational American principle, part of a broader rejection of parentage or lineage determining an individual’s status or rights. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for parentage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parentage
  1. ancestry
  2. lineage
  3. origin
  4. pedigree
  5. breeding
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  • Mixed-ancestry people (called Métis in Canada) who were not bound to reservations, in particular, roamed far and wide collecting bones and came to dominate the trade.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 20 July 2026
  • The nomadic ancestry of the Plains Tribes carries on today through powwows.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of ancestry
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  • The books’ primary protagonist, Ray Carney, an ambitious furniture salesman with a criminal lineage, has straightened up the family line and mostly flies right.
    — Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • The slick-fielder began a proud lineage of superb Venezuelan shortstops that includes Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio, nine-time all-star Dave Concepcion, 10-time gold glover Vizquel and several youngsters in MLB this season.
    — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of lineage
Noun
  • With origins in Spain, the style has become a go-to for editors, influencers, and celebrities alike — appreciated for its comfort and wearability in flat or high wedge form, on surfaces from concrete and grass to sand.
    — Sophie Dunne, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
  • The hypervirulent subpopulation had a fitness disadvantage in the urinary tract—the origin of the infection.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
Definition of origin
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  • Savage, meanwhile, has the pedigree as a 2019 first-round pick.
    — Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • But his family’s baseball pedigree has already taken him to his fair share of big-league ballparks.
    — Tyler M. Carmona July 16, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of pedigree
Noun
  • To mitigate those losses, scientists are developing a wide range of tools—combining advances in genetics, breeding, and crop physiology—to make agriculture more resilient to climate risks.
    — Derek Norman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Keeping your lawn and garden well-maintained can also help reduce grasshopper populations by destroying their breeding habitat.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 21 July 2026
Definition of breeding

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“Parentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parentage. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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