parentage

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈpɛrəntədʒ/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The identity and origins of one's parents; descent or lineage.; The state or relationship of being a parent; parenthood.; The origin or source of something, especially in terms of derivation or creation.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

of noble parentageof humble parentageunknown parentageparentage testof mixed parentage

Derivatives

parentparentalparenthoodparenting

Synonyms

lineagedescentancestrypedigreeextractionorigin

Commonly confused

parenthood
EN: 'Parentage' refers to the identity and origins of one's parents (lineage); 'parenthood' refers to the state or experience of being a parent.
heritage
EN: 'Heritage' refers to traditions, property, or culture inherited from the past; 'parentage' specifically refers to the identity of one's parents or ancestors.

Spelling tips

EN: Do not confuse 'parentage' (lineage/descent) with 'parenthood' (the state of being a parent). The suffix '-age' here indicates a state or condition related to parents.

💬 Examples

  1. The child was of mixed French and Japanese parentage.

  2. The court dispute centered on the parentage of the child.

  3. The word has Latin parentage, derived from the verb 'parere.'