parentages

noun

plural of parentage
as in lineages
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended the new teacher was of English parentage

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  1. lineages
  2. genealogies
  3. ancestries
  4. pedigrees
  5. origins
  6. family trees
  7. families
  8. descents
Noun
  • In the healing traditions of northern Peru, curanderos, or traditional healers, usually train through years of apprenticeship, often within family lineages.
    — Pardis Mahdavi, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
  • One of the lineages appears to have interbred directly with Homo sapiens in Africa more than 50,000 years ago, while the other was an even older group that passed some of its DNA to humans indirectly through Denisovans.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of lineages
Noun
  • Sometimes, though, these genealogies of behavior can seem beside the point, serving only to dull one’s analysis of the situation.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The scientists’ method reconstructs genealogies, or maps showing where different pieces of DNA came from and how they were passed down, revealing branches of our evolutionary past.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of genealogies
Noun
  • But Shanes questioned whether grouping Jews under a single ethnic category would produce sufficiently specific data for those purposes, or instead obscure differences among Jewish populations with distinct ancestries.
    — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This technique overcomes limitations of older methods like genotyping arrays, which were often biased towards European ancestries and less accurate.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of ancestries
Noun
  • Global flavors with local pedigrees provide the secret sauce for Seattle’s culinary scene.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The cast has become a kind of living monument to New York theater, with Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Donna Murphy, Kelli O’Hara, Audra McDonald, and many others bringing Broadway pedigrees to the series.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of pedigrees
Noun
  • This double theft was central to the origins, growth, and eventual success of the English colonies and the United States—not just initially but throughout all of American history.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Although the war in Europe and the Pacific dominates debates about Allied misconduct, the colonial character of World War II may tell us more about the origins of our present moment.
    — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of origins
Noun
  • YouTubers have made countless hours of videos scrutinizing movements, words, facial expressions, resumes, social media accounts, and family trees.
    — Elle Reeve, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Many of them supplement the text with photographs, epigraphs, glossaries, family trees, sketches, timelines, variant tables of contents, alternating fonts and notes to the reader.
    — Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of family trees
Noun
  • High-deductible plans carry deductibles of at least $1,700 for individuals and $3,400 for families in 2026, according to the IRS.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Educational Freedom Accounts provide families taxpayer money to pay for private school tuition and certain homeschooling expenses.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of families
Noun
  • But the paint allegedly became slippery in the sun, and three riders, including one known as a master of descents, crashed.
    — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The relentless Carapaz pressured the American on the descents and put himself in the position to profit.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of descents
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“Parentages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parentages. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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