What does parentage mean?
Definitions for parentage
ˈpɛər ən tɪdʒ, ˈpær-parent·age
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Princeton's WordNet
parenthood, parentagenoun
the state of being a parent
"to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man"
parentage, birthnoun
the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stocknoun
the descendants of one individual
"his entire lineage has been warriors"
Wiktionary
parentagenoun
Of or pertaining to one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
parentagenoun
The social quality of your class in society.
parentagenoun
origin; derivation
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Parentagenoun
Extraction; birth; condition with respect to the rank of parents.
Etymology: parentage, Fr. from parent.
A gentleman of noble parentage,
Of fair demeasns, youthful and nobly allied. William Shakespeare.Though men esteem thee low of parentage,
Thy father is th’ eternal king. John Milton, Par. Reg.To his levee go,
And from himself your parentage may know. Dryden.We find him not only boasting of his parentage, as an Israelite at large, but particularizing his descent from Benjamin. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.
ChatGPT
parentage
Parentage refers to the identity and origins of one's parents or ancestors, or the state of being a parent. It can also refer to the kinship relation between an offspring and the parents.
Webster Dictionary
Parentagenoun
descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors considered with respect to their rank or character; extraction; birth; as, a man of noble parentage
Etymology: [Cf. F. parentage relationship.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of parentage in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of parentage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of parentage in a Sentence
This is truly an amazing discovery, we were not exactly looking for evidence of parthenogenesis, it just hit us in the face. We only confirmed it because of the normal genetic studies we do to prove parentage. Our results showed that both eggs possessed the expected male ZZ sex chromosomes, but all markers were only inherited from their dams, verifying our findings.
It just hit us in the face. We only confirmed it because of the normal genetic studies we do to prove parentage, our results showed that both eggs possessed the expected male ZZ sex chromosomes, but all markers were only inherited from their dams( mothers), verifying our findings.
To protect themselves, it's very important for same-sex couples to secure their parentage by obtaining a court order of adoption or order of parentage from a court since court orders are entitled to full faith and credit, couples -- especially in hostile states -- should not rely on their marriage, or both being on the birth certificate, to secure their parental relationship to their child.
Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the interest of the children.
The bigger issue will be challenges to the parentage of the nongenetically connected parent who is relying on their marital status to secure their parentage.
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