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- DictionaryPar·ent·age/ˈperən(t)əj/
noun
- 1. the identity and origins of one's parents: "a boy of Jamaican parentage"
noun [ U ] us / ˈper. ə n.tɪdʒ / uk / ˈpeə.rən.tɪdʒ / Add to word list. When you refer to people's parentage, you mean their parents and/or their parent's country and social class: The novel starts when a child of unknown parentage is left at the house of the local priest. She is of mixed Australian and Japanese parentage. Compare. parenthood.
Parentage is not simply a product of marital status or a biological determination. Instead, it can arise within or outside the marital family, for biological or nonbiological parents, at birth or years later, for children conceived through sexual procreation or assisted reproduction.
4 days ago · parentage in American English. (ˈpɛərəntɪdʒ, ˈpær-) noun. 1. derivation or descent from parents or ancestors; birth, origin, or lineage. a man of distinguished parentage. 2. the state or relation of a parent; parenthood. SYNONYMS 1. ancestry, extraction, stock.
n. 1. Descent from parents; lineage: of humble parentage. 2. The state or relationship of being a parent. 3. Derivation from a source; origin. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Definition of parentage noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of parentage. noun. the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents. synonyms: birth. see more. noun. the state of being a parent. synonyms: parenthood. see more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of PARENTAGE. [noncount] formal. : a person's parents — used especially to describe the origins or social status of someone's parents. She was born in Japan, but (is) of African parentage. [= descent] a person of noble/wealthy parentage [= birth, ancestry]
