Parentage is where you come from on your parents’ side: who they were, which country or people they belonged to, and what kind of family that was — rich or poor, important or ordinary. People use it when the family line itself is the point, not how anyone raised a child.

Parentage出身、家世 is where you come from on your parents' side指的是你父母那邊的來歷 who they were他們是什麼樣的人 which country or people they belonged to屬於哪個國家或民族 and what kind of family that was那個家庭是什麼樣子 rich or poor, important or ordinary有錢還是窮、顯赫還是平凡 People use it when the family line itself is the point大家用這個字的時候，重點是家族血統本身 not how anyone raised a child不是誰怎麼把小孩養大的

You meet it in books and careful speech: “of noble parentage,” “of unknown parentage.” The second often means only that nobody wrote the parents’ names down, not that there is a great secret.

You meet it in books and careful speech你會在書裡和講究措辭的場合看到它 "of noble parentage,""of noble parentage"（出身高貴） "of unknown parentage.""of unknown parentage"（身世不明） The second often means only that nobody wrote the parents' names down後面這個常常只是說沒有人把父母的名字寫下來 not that there is a great secret不是說有什麼天大的祕密

Though actually, in everyday talk most people say background or “where her family is from”; parentage feels a little old and formal.

Though actually不過實際上 in everyday talk most people say background or "where her family is from"日常講話大家大多會說background（背景）或"where her family is from"（她家是哪裡來的） parentage feels a little old and formal這個字聽起來有點老派、正式

It looks backward, at the family you were born into. It is not parenting (the daily work of looking after children) and not parenthood (the state of being a mum or dad).

It looks backward它望向的是過去 at the family you were born into是你出生進入的那個家庭 It is not parenting它不是parenting (the daily work of looking after children)（日常照顧小孩那件事） and not parenthood也不是parenthood (the state of being a mum or dad)（當爸媽的那種身分狀態）