parentage
Americannoun
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derivation or descent from parents or ancestors; birth, origin, or lineage.
a man of distinguished parentage.
- Synonyms:
- stock, extraction, ancestry
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the state or relation of a parent; parenthood.
noun
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ancestry
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derivation from a particular origin
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rare parenthood
Etymology
Origin of parentage
From Middle French, dating back to 1480–90; see origin at parent, -age
Example Sentences
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Uthmeier’s theory would render this presumption unconstitutional, because it allows a non-biological father to assert parentage while severing the biological father’s claim to the child.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
He sought to invalidate the surrogacy contract as unconstitutional, denying the couple’s claim of parentage over their child.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
That same year, Judge Pellman denied Xu’s parentage petition in Los Angeles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025
However the rules meant that despite their parentage they had to serve a four-year qualification period.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
“Might she have been pregnant before she was taken upon the ship, as she always averred? Did she speak to you ever of my parentage? Whose child I am?”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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