definition of
parentage

[1] #1 parentage n. [parenthood] the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man". wn

[2] #2 parentage n. [birth] the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents. wn

[3] #3 parentage n. [lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, stemma, stock] the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors". wn