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Parentage vs Parental - What's the difference?

parentage | parental |

As nouns the difference between parentage and parental

is that parentage is of or pertaining to one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth while parental is a person fulfilling a parental role.

As an adjective parental is

of or relating to a parent.

parentage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Of or pertaining to one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
  • The social quality of your class in society.
  • * 1608 , Shakespeare, Pericles , Act 5, Scene 1:
    • My fortunes -- parentage -- good parentage -- To equal mine! -- was it not thus? What say you?
  • origin; derivation

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    parental

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of or relating to a parent
  • (genetics) of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid

    • Related terms

    * parental control * parental duty * parental home * parental leave

    See also

    * paternal * maternal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person fulfilling a parental role.
    • Nowadays there are all kinds of potential parentals besides parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, step-parents, in-laws, older siblings and cousins, and those in civil unions.

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