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par·ent·age

(pâr′ən-tĭj, păr′-)
n.
1. Descent from parents; lineage: of humble parentage.
2. The state or relationship of being a parent.
3. Derivation from a source; origin.
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parentage

(ˈpɛərəntɪdʒ)
n
1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) ancestry
2. derivation from a particular origin
3. rare parenthood
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par•ent•age

(ˈpɛər ən tɪdʒ, ˈpær-)

n.
1. derivation or descent from parents or ancestors; birth, origin, or lineage.
2. the state or relation of a parent; parenthood.
[1480–90; < Middle French]
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Parentage

parents collectively, 1513.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:parentage - the state of being a parent]parentage - the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man"
adulthood - the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity
2. [画像:parentage - the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents]parentage - the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
family relationship, kinship, relationship - (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
3. [画像:parentage - the descendants of one individual]parentage - the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, family line, sept, folk, family - people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
side - a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side"
family tree, genealogy - successive generations of kin
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parentage

noun family, birth, origin, descent, line, race, stock, pedigree, extraction, ancestry, lineage, paternity, derivation She is a Londoner of mixed English and Jamaican parentage.
Quotations
"Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children" [William Penn Some Fruits of Solitude]
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parentage

noun
One's ancestors or their character or one's ancestral derivation:
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Translations
نَسَب، أصْل، أبُوَّه
původrodina
herkomst
ætterni

parentage

[ˈpɛərəntɪdʒ] N → familia f
of humble parentage → de nacimiento humilde
of unknown parentage → de padres desconocidos
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parentage

[ˈpɛərəntɪdʒ] n → filiation f
sb's parentage → la filiation de qn
of Swedish parentage → de parents suédois
of unknown parentage → de parents inconnus
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parentage

n → Herkunft f; of humble/uncertain parentage → von einfacher/ungewisser Herkunft; children of racially mixed parentage → gemischtrassige Kinder pl
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parentage

[ˈpɛər/əntɪdʒ] n → natali mpl
of unknown parentage → di genitori sconosciuti
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parent

(ˈpeərənt) noun
1. one of the two persons etc (one male and one female) who are jointly the cause of one's birth. ouer أحَدُ الوالِدَين родител pai/mãe rodič der Elternteil forælder γονιός padre; madre (lapse)vanem پدر؛ مادر vanhempi père (ou) mère הורה मां-बाप roditelj szülő orangtua foreldri padre, madre 親 부모 tėvas, motina, gimdytojas tēvs; māte ibu atau bapa ouder forelder, far eller mor rodzić موروپلار pai/mãe părinte родитель rodič mati, oče roditelj förälder พ่อแม่ anne; baba 父,母 батько, мати باپ يا ماں cha; mẹ 父,母
2. a person with the legal position of a mother or father eg by adoption. ouer والِد بالتَّبَنّي осиновител pai/mãe osvojitel, -ka der Elternteil stedforælder κηδεμόνας padre; madre hooldaja پدر خوانده؛ مادر خوانده huoltaja père adoptif (ou) mère adoptive הוֹרֶה מְאָמֵץ मां-बाप, माता-पिता otac, majka nevelőszülő orangtua foreldri genitore, genitrice 親 양(養)부모 įtėvis, įmotė audžutēvs; audžumāte ibu atau bapa angkat ouder foresatt, adoptivfar/-mor rodzić د مور يا پلار په ځاى بلل pai/mãe părinte adoptiv приёмный родитель osvojiteľ, -ka, adoptívny rodič očim, mačeha staratelj målsman ผู้ปกครอง evlât edinmiş kimse 養父或養母 названий батько; названа мати قانوني ماں يا باپ cha mẹ nuôi 养父或养母
ˈparentage (-tidʒ) noun
family or ancestry. a man of unknown parentage. herkoms نَسَب، أصْل، أبُوَّه произход ascendência rodina, původ die Abstammung herkomst καταγωγή familia, origen, linaje päritolu اصل و نسب sukuperä parents הוֹרוּת मातृपितृत्व podrijetlo, loza származás asal-usul ætterni origine 家系 태생, 출신 kilmė izcelšanās; senči keturunan afkomst opphav, herkomst pochodzenie خټه، نسب، زى ascendência des­cen­denţă происхождение; родословная rodina, pôvod izvor, rod poreklo härkomst บรรพบุรุษ soy, aile 出身 походження خاندان tư cách làm cha mẹ 出身
parental (pəˈrentl) adjective
parental responsibility. ouerlik نِسبَة إلى الوالِدَين родителски paternal/maternal rodičovský elterlich forældre- γονικός de los padres, paterna/materna (lapse)vanema- وابسته به والدین vanhempien des parents שֶׁל הָהוֹרִים पैतृक roditeljski szülői orangtua foreldra- dei genitori 親の 부모로서의 tėvų vecāku-; tēva-; mātes- ibu bapa ouderlijk foreldre- rodzicielski پلارنى، مورنى paternal/maternal părintesc; de părinte родительский rodičovský starševski roditeljski föräldra- เกี่ยวกับพ่อหรือแม่ anne/babayla ilgili 父母的 батьківський; материнський خانداني thuộc cha mẹ 父母的
ˈparenthood noun
the state of being a parent. ouerskap أبُوَّه، والِدِيَّه бащинство paternidade/maternidade rodičovství die Elternschaft forældreværdighed πατρότητα paternidad; maternidad (lapse)vanemaks olek پدری ؛ مادری vanhemmuus paternité, maternité הוֹרוּת मातृपितृत्व roditeljstvo szülői szerep sebagai orangtua foreldrahlutverk paternità, maternità 親であること 부모임, 부모의 신분 tëvystë, motinystë vecāku stāvoklis masa keibubapaan ouderschap foreldrestand stan rodzicielski مورو پلار ( والى paternidade/maternidade paternitate; maternitate отцовство, материнство rodičovstvo materinstvo, očetovstvo roditeljstvo föräldraskap ความเป็นพ่อแม่ annelik, babalık 父母的身份 батьківство; материнство ابوت، اموت bậc cha mẹ 父母的身份
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Countless are they who, born of mean parentage, have risen to the highest dignities, pontifical and imperial, and of the truth of this I could give thee instances enough to weary thee.
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