Parentage
noun
Who your parents are, where you come from.
Since she was adopted, she has always had questions about her parentage.
Often appears as...
- unknown parentage
- noble parentage
noun
The identity and origins of someone's parents.
The dog's purebred status was obvious from its clear parentage.
Often appears as...
- claim parentage
- establish parentage
noun
Who your parents are, where you come from.
Since she was adopted, she has always had questions about her parentage.
Often appears as...
- unknown parentage
- noble parentage
noun
The identity and origins of someone's parents.
The dog's purebred status was obvious from its clear parentage.
Often appears as...
- claim parentage
- establish parentage
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Adoption Cases
When talking about adopted individuals, 'parentage' often implies a quest to discover biological roots.
He began a journey to trace his parentage and learn about his birth parents.
Pro Tip 2/3Ethnic Background
'Parentage' may refer to the ethnic or racial heritage of a person, especially if parents belong to different groups.
Her parentage is often a topic of curiosity because of her diverse cultural background.
Pro Tip 3/3Social Status
'Parentage' can imply a person's social status or class, derived from their parents.
He was treated with respect due to his noble parentage.
Compare with
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Ron Howard and Brian...
a study out of complex parentage is that the more detail the better audiences are far smarter and far more fascinated by really detailed thoughtful elements a story and we probably realized when we began our careers and this is one of the things we've discovered and trying to
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Breaking the illusion of...
he compares in terms of his pigmentation to other people on earth he as one of many urban admixed populations is very emblematic of a mixed parentage mixed pigmentation and he resembles very closely people with moderate levels of
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Nina Jablonski breaks...
He, as one of many urban admixed populations, is very emblematic of a mixed parentage, of a mixed pigmentation. And he resembles, very closely, people with moderate levels of pigmentation
Video examples
Ron Howard and Brian...
a study out of complex parentage is that the more detail the better audiences are far smarter and far more fascinated by really detailed thoughtful elements a story and we probably realized when we began our careers and this is one of the things we've discovered and trying to
Video examples
Breaking the illusion of...
he compares in terms of his pigmentation to other people on earth he as one of many urban admixed populations is very emblematic of a mixed parentage mixed pigmentation and he resembles very closely people with moderate levels of
Video examples
Nina Jablonski breaks...
He, as one of many urban admixed populations, is very emblematic of a mixed parentage, of a mixed pigmentation. And he resembles, very closely, people with moderate levels of pigmentation
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Arthur Golden
American Writer
I studied Japanese language and culture in college and graduate school, and afterward went to work in Tokyo, where I met a young man whose father was a famous businessman and whose mother was a geisha. He and I never discussed his parentage, which was an open secret, but it fascinated me.
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Emma Walton Hamilton
British Author
My parentage set me up to want to make a life of my own in the arts, but also contributed to my feeling a certain amount of pressure, especially in my early years, to figure out who I was and how to make my own mark.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the interest of the children.
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Christopher Eccleston
English Actor
I think the themes of belonging and parentage and love are obviously universal.
Quote examples
Arthur Golden
American Writer
I studied Japanese language and culture in college and graduate school, and afterward went to work in Tokyo, where I met a young man whose father was a famous businessman and whose mother was a geisha. He and I never discussed his parentage, which was an open secret, but it fascinated me.
Quote examples
Emma Walton Hamilton
British Author
My parentage set me up to want to make a life of my own in the arts, but also contributed to my feeling a certain amount of pressure, especially in my early years, to figure out who I was and how to make my own mark.
Quote examples
George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the interest of the children.
Quote examples
Christopher Eccleston
English Actor
I think the themes of belonging and parentage and love are obviously universal.
Example 1 of 4
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