parentage
Example Sentences
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The birth of a beautiful child to a couple in an Italian town is a cause for celebration, until the father’s suspicions about the boy’s true parentage grow into a dangerous obsession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
But the question of Kim's parentage hangs over the supreme leader to this day.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Florida law also allows non-biological fathers and mothers to establish their parentage via contractual consent when they conceive using donated sperm, eggs, or embryos.
From Slate ● May 13, 2026
They function much the same way as surrogacy contracts, which similarly establish legal parentage through contract rather than biology.
From Slate ● May 13, 2026
“I’ve always figured him for porcine parentage myself,” Wilem said dryly.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
