Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun parentage
3 senses of parentage
Sense 1
parenthood, parentage -- (the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man")
=> adulthood -- (the state (and responsibilities) of a person who has attained maturity)
Sense 2
parentage, birth -- (the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents)
=> kinship, family relationship, relationship -- ((anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption)
Sense 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")
=> genealogy, family tree -- (successive generations of kin)