English noun: parentage |
1. | parentage (state) the state of being a parent |
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| Samples | To everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man.
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| Synonyms | parenthood |
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| Broader (hypernym) | adulthood |
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2. | parentage the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents |
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| Synonyms | birth |
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| Broader (hypernym) | family relationship, kinship, relationship |
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3. | parentage (group) the descendants of one individual |
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| Samples | His entire lineage has been warriors.
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| Synonyms | ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, pedigree, stemma, stock |
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| Broader (hypernym) | family tree, genealogy |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept, side |
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