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
Those deeds, however, are based on kinship ties, posing a problem for 38-year-old Star (Sarah Karei), an unmarried woman whose parentage is unknown.
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
The group wants to mandate the inclusion of donor and surrogate names on birth certificates, which currently reflect legal, not genetic, parentage.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Mark the plants with their parentage, the date started, and the source of the seeds.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
The judge offered Logan the option of pursuing more advanced testing, which could help clarify the boy's parentage.
DNA testing between a full sibling and a potential father can be challenging because both may share about 50% of their DNA with the child.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
The group wants to mandate the inclusion of donor and surrogate names on birth certificates, which currently reflect legal, not genetic, parentage.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Mark the plants with their parentage, the date started, and the source of the seeds.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
The judge offered Logan the option of pursuing more advanced testing, which could help clarify the boy's parentage.
DNA testing between a full sibling and a potential father can be challenging because both may share about 50% of their DNA with the child.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parentage
Noun
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Alabi, who is Nigerian, thinks about fragrance as a form of memory and ancestry.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
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There were roughly 60,000 people in immigration detention nationwide in both August and September – more than at any time since the United States government interned some 120,000 people, the majority of Japanese citizenship or ancestry, during World War II.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That ancient lineage somehow persisted in Europe for millennia before eventually being replaced by modern variants.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Tibetan Buddhists orally transmit tenets in a lineage from the Buddha to the present.—
Nadav Ziv,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Others believe a different origin story.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Uruguay origins The conference dates back to 2016 and is usually held in Punta del Este in the North American fall.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Certain men who look a certain way and have a certain pedigree can behave imperfectly, to say the least, and still be confirmed into a position of power that has long-reaching consequences.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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His winning pedigree and steady demeanor have become defining traits within the Nuggets’ locker room.—
Evan Dammarell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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But animal welfare experts raised several concerns to Public Investigator, including the size of the animal enclosures and the zoo’s breeding of a white tiger, which is opposed by conservation organizations like the World Wildlife Fund.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Rosewood’s breeding program is intentionally boutique and hands-on.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Parentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parentage. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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