parentage

[ pair-uhn-tij, par- ]

noun

1. derivation or descent from parents or ancestors; birth, origin, or lineage:

   a man of distinguished parentage.

   Synonyms: stock, extraction, ancestry

2. the state or relation of a parent; parenthood.

parentage

/ ˈpɛərəntɪdʒ /

noun

1. ancestry
2. derivation from a particular origin
3. rare.
   parenthood

Word History and Origins

Origin of parentage¹

From Middle French, dating back to 1480–90; parent, -age

Example Sentences

As an expert breeder, Wade Bennett can tell you the precise parentage of every one of the 140 head of Charolais cattle he keeps on a small holding on the edge of Nebraska’s rolling Sandhills.

From BBC

Still, though, It would be remiss to neglect to acknowledge that one of the film’s leads, Ortega, is a Hispanic actor, hailing from Mexican and Puerto Rican parentage.

From Salon

As an example, he flagged Trump's recent appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists, where Trump pretended to be confused over Harris's parentage.

From Salon

Senators have also accused her of being an operative or spy for China, citing her "opaque" answers to questions about her Chinese parentage.

From BBC

But, as with the whining about Harris' parentage, this is mostly about drawing the public's attention to what old-timey racists called "race-mixing."

From Salon

Related Words

• bloodline
• derivation
• lineage