parentage

Descent from parents; lineage.

The state or relationship of being a parent.

Derivation from a source; origin.

Derivation from parents: as, the parentage of a child; in general, birth; origin: as, the parentage of an animal or a plant: by extension, derivation from an author or source: as, the parentage of a book, or of a legislative bill.

Specifically, condition with respect to the rank or character of parents or ancestors: as, a person of mean parentage; a man of noble parentage.

Parents collectively.

The parental relationship as exhibited in the recognition and care of children.

Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors considered with respect to their rank or character; extraction; birth.

Of or pertaining to one’s parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one’s birth.

The social quality of your class in society.