parentage

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the state of being a parent
  2. noun the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
  3. noun the descendants of one individual

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French parentage.

In classic literature

Synonyms

parenthood

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