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n. - The descendants of one individual; The kinship relation of an offspring to the mother and father; The state of being a mother or father.

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  • The results of these experiments are in no way diagnostic, nor can they be used to determine parentage or sibling relationships.
  • In chambers today in Los Angeles, the judge presiding over this case decided that he, in fact, has jurisdiction over what he calls parentage issues.
  • One of the bonus side effects of toxic parentage is a lack of childhood memories, so paper images also function as tangible proof of an events you can't recall.
  • When he shows reservations in embarking on an affair with her, she points out to him that as an illegitimate son, his parentage is uncertain, to which Spurio agrees.
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