- par·ent·age
- /ˈperəntıʤ/ noun [noncount]formal : a person's parents— used especially to describe the origins or social status of someone's parents
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par|ent|age — «PAIR uhn tihj», noun. 1. descent from parents; family line; ancestry: »His parentage was Italian ancestry, of a grandfather and grandmother who came from Italy many years ago. SYNONYM(S): birth. 2. the condition or fact of being a parent;… … Useful english dictionary
ent — ent; ent·amebiasis; ent·amoeba; ent·op·tic; ent·otic; ent·wick·lungs·ro·man; esu·ri·ent; ex·pe·di·ent·ist; ex·pe·di·ent·ly; ex·plod·ent; flu·ent·ly; flu·ent·ness; fo·di·ent; god·par·ent·hood; gra·di·ent·er; grand·par·ent; grand·par·ent·hood;… … English syllables
age — age·a·ble; age; age·less; age·long; age·net·ic; al·ien·age; al·loy·age; al·tar·age; am·per·age; an·ec·dot·age; ap·pend·age; ar·rear·age; av·er·age·ly; av·er·age·ness; bale·age; bal·last·age; bar·on·age; bar·on·et·age; bar·rel·age; bea·con·age;… … English syllables
Ent — Pour les articles homonymes, voir ENT. Sylvebarbe, Merry et Pippin Les Ents, nommés Onodrim ou Enyd … Wikipédia en Français
parentage — par·ent·age … English syllables
parentage — par|ent|age [ˈpeərəntıdʒ US ˈper ] n [U] someone s parents and the country and social class they are from ▪ an English born man with Irish parentage ▪ He was born in France in 1670 of unknown parentage (=nobody knows who his parents were) … Dictionary of contemporary English
parentage — par|ent|age [ perəntıdʒ ] noun uncount your parents considered as belonging to a particular country, religion, or social class: He is of mixed Italian and English parentage … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
parentage — par•ent•age [[t]ˈpɛər ən tɪdʒ, ˈpær [/t]] n. 1) derivation or descent from parents or ancestors; birth, origin, or lineage 2) the state or relation of a parent; parenthood • Etymology: 1480–90; < MF … From formal English to slang
Parentage — Par ent*age (p[^a]r ent*[asl]j; 277), n. [Cf. F. parentage relationship.] Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors considered with respect to their rank or character; extraction; birth; as, a man of noble parentage. Wilt thou deny… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
