- parenthood, parentage - the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man"
--1 is a kind of adulthood
Derived form: verb parent1 - parentage, birth - the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
--2 is a kind of kinship, family relationship, relationship
Derived form: verb parent1 - lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock - the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
--3 is a kind of genealogy, family tree
--3 has particulars:family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry; breed; side Derived form: verb parent1