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- [pair-uh n-tij, par-]
- /ˈpɛər ən tɪdʒ, ˈpær-/
- /ˈpeə.rən.tɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pair-uh n-tij, par-]
- /ˈpɛər ən tɪdʒ, ˈpær-/
Definitions of parentage word
- noun parentage derivation or descent from parents or ancestors; birth, origin, or lineage: a man of distinguished parentage. 1
- noun parentage the state or relation of a parent; parenthood. 1
- noun parentage lineage, descent 1
- uncountable noun parentage Your parentage is the identity and origins of your parents. For example, if you are of Greek parentage, your parents are Greek. 0
- noun parentage ancestry 0
- noun parentage derivation from a particular origin 0
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Origin of parentage
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
From Middle French, dating back to 1480-90; See origin at parent, -age
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Parts of speech for Parentage
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
parentage popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
parentage usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for parentage
noun parentage
- ancestry — Your ancestry is the fact that you are descended from certain people.
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- birth — When a baby is born, you refer to this event as his or her birth.
- bloodline — A person's bloodline is their ancestors over many generations, and the characteristics they are believed to have inherited from these ancestors.
- causalities — the relation of cause and effect: The result is the same, however differently the causality is interpreted.
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