Parentage Synonyms

pârən-tĭj, păr-
One's ancestors or their character or one's ancestral derivation
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. ancestry
  2. birth
  3. blood
  4. bloodline
  5. descent
  6. extraction
  7. family
  8. genealogy
  9. line
  10. lineage
  11. origin
  12. pedigree
  13. seed
  14. stock
  15. grandfatherhood
  16. grandmotherhood
  17. grandparentage
The descendants of one individual
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. ancestry
  2. origin
  3. lineage
  4. birth
  5. line
  6. line of descent
  7. descent
  8. paternity
  9. bloodline
  10. blood line
  11. blood
  12. pedigree
  13. stemma
  14. stock
The state of being a parent
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. parenthood

Words Related to Parentage

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Parentage Sentence Examples

  • Nothing is known of his parentage, birthplace or early life.

  • His parentage and the date of his birth are uncertain.

  • In the prose Lancelot his education is complete, he knows his name and parentage, though for some unexplained reason he keeps both secret, and he goes with a fitting escort and equipment to Arthur's court to demand knighthood.

  • About this time a Borgia of doubtful parentage was born, Giovanni, described in some papal documents as Alexander's son and in others as Cesare's.

  • The statements as to his parentage and early life are conflicting; but it seems probable that his parents, though poor, were respectable.

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