parentage
The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birthThe identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
» His parentage was unknown to us.
Его родословная была нам неизвестна.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
происхождениеproisxoždenije
(countable, uncountable)The social quality of one's class in society.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Origin; derivation.
the hereditary derivation of an individual
Examples
4 sentencesHis parentage was unknown to us.
ruЕго родословная была нам неизвестна.
It is somewhat curious that the three persons whose names are the most universally recorded were of very obscure parentage.
Mr. Brown had filed an acknowledgment of parentage with a family lawyer.
She is of American parentage.
deIhre Eltern sind US-Amerikaner.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle French, from Old French parentage.From Middle French, from Old French parentage.
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Forms
plural: parentages| Singular | parentage |
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Synonyms
14 synonyms- the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents:birth
- the state of being a parent:parenthood
- the hereditary derivation of an individual:lineagelineline of descentdescentbloodlineblood linebloodpedigree
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable