parentage
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈpɛrɪntɪdʒ/
- Many people are interested in learning about their parentage to understand their family history.
- legal parentage
- mixed parentage
- Irish parentage
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Watch on YouTubeHe wasn't English, he was Irish of kind of vaguely care Catholic parentage on one side of his family.
- He wasn't English, he was Irish of kind of vaguely care Catholic parentage on one side of his family.
- Most cultures have some sense of parentage and children and you know how they should behave with each other.
Examples
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Whether he also informed them of his parentage remains unknown.
Academic text (2002) -
His mother was of Scotch descent, his father was a Jerseyman of French parentage, and he was born at Concord.
Academic text (1999) -
- What is her parentage?
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But certainly she is of noble parentage -
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Many have parentage from other parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Academic text (2006) -
Did it not occur to you that this might provide the answer to the boy's parentage?
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We've never been able to discover his parentage.
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Henchard insists on keeping the secret of her parentage from Elizabeth, even though his friend Farfrae recommends that he tell the truth.
Academic text (1997) -
You have no inheritance, for, as you know, my daughter had a child, and it was you who, for your own gain, suppressed the only proofs of his birth and parentage.
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Its elaborate beaded garments indicate the degree of maternal affection and possible royal parentage.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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4.1
Family history passed down from your ancestors
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5.6
A series of related people or events over time
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4.1
The family you come from over many generations
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4.8
A family line of people or animals related by birth
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2.3
The family background and country where someone’s family comes from
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4.6
The family a person comes from, for example parents or grandparents
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5.5
A list of family members who came before you
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5.3
A record of a person or family's ancestors that shows an important background
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7.4
A record of a family's ancestors and history
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5.8
The family or ancestors that someone comes from
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6.3
A person's family origin or social background
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3.8
The people in a family who are related by blood across generations
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9.9
The facts about a person's birth and family background
A record showing a person's ancestors across generations
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Parentage comes from parent and the ending -age, which means 'state' or 'result'. A parent is a 'mother or father', so parentage is a person's family origin and tells who their parents are.