1. plural of parentage; the origins or ancestry of multiple people or things

Examples

• The students researched their family parentages for the genealogy project.
• The museum displayed artifacts showing the diverse parentages of the town’s founders.
• Different parentages were represented in the multicultural celebration.
• The adoption agency kept detailed records of the children’s parentages.
• Historians studied the parentages of various noble families.
• The DNA test revealed surprising information about their parentages.