"parentage" in the noun sense
1. parenthood, parentage
the state of being a parent
"to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man"
2. parentage, birth
the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
3. lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
the descendants of one individual
"his entire lineage has been warriors"
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