1. n. the descendants of one individual (view details)
2. n. the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents (view details)
3. n. the state of being a parent (view details)

Meaning 1: (noun) the descendants of one individual
Usage Example(s): his entire lineage has been warriors
Synonym(s): ancestry ( what does ancestry stand for? ), blood ( what does blood stand for? ), blood line ( what does blood line stand for? ), bloodline ( what does bloodline stand for? ), descent ( what does descent stand for? ), line ( what does line stand for? ), line of descent ( what does line of descent stand for? ), lineage ( what does lineage stand for? ), origin ( what does origin stand for? ), pedigree ( what does pedigree stand for? ), stemma ( what does stemma stand for? ), stock ( what does stock stand for? )
parentage is derived from: bring up ( what does bring up stand for? ), come ( what does come stand for? ), derive ( what does derive stand for? ), descend ( what does descend stand for? ), nurture ( what does nurture stand for? ), parent, raise ( what does raise stand for? ), rear ( what does rear stand for? )

Meaning 2: (noun) the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
Synonym(s): birth ( what does birth stand for? )
parentage is derived from: bring up, nurture, parent, raise, rear

Meaning 3: (noun) the state of being a parent
Usage Example(s): to everyone’’s surprise, parenthood reformed the man
Synonym(s): parenthood ( what does parenthood stand for? )
parentage is derived from: bring up, nurture, parent, raise, rear

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