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parentage vs kinship

kinship vs parentage

parentage and kinship both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
parentage Yes No No No
kinship Yes No No No
As nouns, kinship is a hypernym of parentage; that is, kinship is a word with a broader meaning than parentage:
  • parentage: the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents
  • kinship: (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
Other hypernyms of parentage include family relationship, relationship.
parentage (noun) kinship (noun)
the hereditary derivation of an individual (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
the state of being a parent
Difference between parentage and kinship

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