Issue and Parentage

Issue

Issue noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

Parentage is an antonym for issue.

Nearby Words: issued, issuing, issuance, issuer

Parentage

Parentage noun - The line of ancestors from whom a person is descended.
Usage example: they were pleased that their son's girlfriend was of good parentage

Issue is an antonym for parentage.

Nearby Words: parent, parenting, parenthood

How words are described

similar similar issue similar parentage
actual actual issue actual parentage
real real issue real parentage
important important issue important parentage
Other adjectives: possible.

Both words in one sentence

  • Often occurs where the parentage of the character is a defining issue of the plot.
  • Mysterious Parent: Leah's parentage becomes a major issue in the latter half of the book.
  • Divine Parentage - Amane raises this point as a possibilty, causing Midori to have a minor BSOD Experienced Protagonist - Not an issue in The Journey, as Midori joins half-way through the plot, but will be a concern once The Golden begins.
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