Definitions of parentage
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the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
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synonyms:
birth
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type of:
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family relationship, kinship, relationship
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
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family relationship, kinship, relationship
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the state of being a parent
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synonyms:
parenthood
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adulthood
the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity
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adulthood
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the descendants of one individual
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synonyms:
ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, pedigree, stemma, stock
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family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept
people descended from a common ancestor
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side
a family line of descent
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people
members of a family line
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homefolk
the people of your home locality (especially your own family)
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house
aristocratic family line
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dynasty
a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
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gens, name
family based on male descent
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type of:
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family tree, genealogy
successive generations of kin
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