parentage

Example Sentences

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But I know that, for some people, this testing is necessary; for others, it is a gift providing clarity regarding parentage and answers to health concerns.

From Washington Post

She asked Andrés a series of questions about Eliad, entered his answers into an app on her tablet and certified the baby’s birth and parentage, all in less than an hour.

From New York Times

Because he was not a U.S. citizen, Pierrilus was transferred from criminal custody to immigration custody where he was deemed a Haitian national because of his parentage and ordered deported to Haiti.

From Seattle Times

The term Anglo-Indian commonly refers to people with British and Indian parentage.

From BBC

As Dennison reminds us, Roald — born in Wales, of Norwegian parentage — also lost a sister when she was 7, to appendicitis, and his father soon after.

From New York Times