What does parenté in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word parenté in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use parenté in French.

The word parenté in French means relationship, kinship, relations, relatives, relatedness, parent, relative, relation, parents, related, related, degree of relationship, relationship, family relationship, distant relative, distant relation, distant relative, distant relation, absent parent, direct forebear, relative by marriage, relation by marriage. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word parenté

relationship, kinship

nom féminin (lien de filiation entre plusieurs personnes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quel est ton lien de parenté avec Mme Dupont ? C'est ma tante.
'What is your relationship to Mrs Dupont?' 'She's my aunt.'

relations, relatives

nom féminin (ensemble des parents)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Nos familles sont nombreuses, j'ai beaucoup de parenté.
We have big families; I've got a lot of relatives.

relatedness

nom féminin (ressemblance, points communs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ils sont cousins, on retrouve beaucoup de parenté.
They are cousins; you can see a lot of similarities.

parent

nom masculin (père ou mère) (mother, father)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est un parent qui signe la carte d'identité des mineurs.

relative, relation

(membre de la famille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il n'a aucun parent dans la région.
He has no relatives (or: relations) in the area.

parents

nom masculin pluriel (père et mère)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Ce sont mes parents qui m'ont payé mes études. Julien habite à côté de ses parents.
My mother and father paid for my studies.

related

adjectif (avec un lien de parenté)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ils sont parents, cousins je crois.
They are related; cousins, I believe.

related

adjectif (similaire)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
On peut lire dans ces ouvrages des raisonnements parents.
In these works, one reads kindred arguments.

degree of relationship

nom masculin (lien de parenté entre deux personnes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous sommes également cousins, mais pas au même degré de parenté.

relationship, family relationship

nom masculin (relation familiale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il fait des recherches généalogiques pour retrouver des individus ayant des liens de parenté avec lui. // Quel est le lien de parenté entre Élisabeth II et Édouard VIII ?
He's researching his family tree to find people who are related to him.

distant relative, distant relation

(ascendant d'une branche de la famille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

distant relative, distant relation

(membre non proche de la famille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

absent parent

(Droit : parent hors du domicile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

direct forebear

(ascendant direct)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet écrivain du XIXe siècle est mon parent en ligne direct.

relative by marriage, relation by marriage

(époux d'un parent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est un grand-oncle, un parent par alliance.

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