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 Those siblings are trapped in various stages of custodial and parentage proceedings in Georgia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 As far as Big Reveals go, Agnes’s parentage is extraordinarily anticlimactic. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 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 But the high court has interpreted the Constitution’s 14th Amendment — ratified in 1868 and upheld in a ruling in 1898 — as granting citizenship to all babies born in the country, regardless of parentage. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for parentage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parentage
  1. ancestry
  2. lineage
  3. origin
  4. pedigree
  5. breeding
Noun
  • However, elites’ DNA contained genetic similarities known as runs of homozygosity — adjacent genetic markers indicating common ancestry — and their genomes tended to be more homogenous than those of non-elites.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Maybe that ancestry made Beck the wrong guy to pitch on America’s big day.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
Definition of ancestry
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  • Green said that through William's mother, the late Princess Diana, his lineage traces back to Benajah Strong.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • The research team, led by Ellie Bourgikos and Nathan Grubaugh at the Yale School of Public Health, estimates that one of the virus’s two major lineages arrived in the Northeast by the early 1700s.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of lineage
Noun
  • The census ancestry and origin data are estimates based on a sample of the population and include margins of error that can be large for small population groups.
    — Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Understanding the origin of life requires addressing a collection of overlapping scientific questions.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Definition of origin
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  • While Bosnia, 61st in the FIFA rankings, lacks the pedigree of many of those past European opponents, the Americans know this matchup won't be easy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • The festival boasts a mix of Hollywood glamor and European cinema pedigree that’s impossible to replicate anywhere else.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 29 June 2026
Definition of pedigree
Noun
  • That posture has guided not only the book but also the expansion of the Freakonomics universe into a long-running podcast and live conversations that explore everything from education to horse breeding.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The zoo, which opened in its current location in 1997, hosts a successful breeding program for the endangered clouded leopard.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Definition of breeding

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“Parentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parentage. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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