parentages
Hereditary background records
Parentages is the plural of parentage, which refers to ancestry or family origin—who your parents and forebears are.
The word emphasizes lineage rather than the act of parenting: children of mixed parentages, questions about their parentages arose.
It can also mean the state of being a parent, though this sense is uncommon.
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
pedigree · forebears · progenitors · family tree · extraction · forefathers · genealogical records · ancestral lines
Points where things start
- sourcesPoints of origin
- derivationSource or origin tracing
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- genesisPoint of creation
provenance · inception · creation · authorship · founding · development · emergence · evolution
Science of hereditary transmission
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
- paternityMale parent status
maternity · offspring · reproduction · fertilization · conception · zygote · gametes · inherited traits
Grouping by shared traits
- casteInherited social division
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- commonerNon-noble person
pedigree · status · breeding · background · upbringing · station · rank · blue blood
Lawful or rightful status
- illegitimacyLacking lawful authority
- birth certificatesDocuments proving nativity
- custodyProtective care or control
- adoptionLegal family formation
guardianship · paternity tests · acknowledgment · recognition · inheritance rights · succession · birthright · legitimation
ancestry
Family line of descent
bloodline · pedigree · forebears · progenitors · family tree · extraction · forefathers · genealogical records · ancestral lines · birth records
origins
Points where things start
- sourcesPoints of origin
- derivationSource or origin tracing
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
genesis · provenance · inception · creation · authorship · founding · development · emergence · evolution · birth
genetics
Science of hereditary transmission
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
paternity · maternity · offspring · reproduction · fertilization · conception · zygote · gametes · inherited traits · biological father
class
Grouping by shared traits
- casteInherited social division
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
commoner · pedigree · status · breeding · background · upbringing · station · rank · blue blood · highborn
legitimacy
Lawful or rightful status
- illegitimacyLacking lawful authority
- birth certificatesDocuments proving nativity
- custodyProtective care or control
adoption · guardianship · paternity tests · acknowledgment · recognition · inheritance rights · succession · birthright · legitimation · bastardy
parentagesoffspring
Biological descendants produced
descendants · progeny · children · posterity · issue
parentageslegacies
Things passed down
inheritances · outcomes · products · results · childlessness
- mixed parentageHaving diverse ancestral origins