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parentage

DEFINITIONS OF: parentage

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n the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents

Synonyms:
birth
Type of:
family relationship, kinship, relationship
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

n the state of being a parent

Synonyms:
parenthood
Type of:
adulthood
the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity

n the descendants of one individual

Synonyms:
ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, pedigree, stemma, stock
Types:
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family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept
people descended from a common ancestor
side
a family line of descent
people
members of a family line
homefolk
the people of your home locality (especially your own family)
house
aristocratic family line
dynasty
a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
gens, name
family based on male descent
Type of:
family tree, genealogy
successive generations of kin
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