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paternity

UK
/pəˈtɜː.nɪ.ti/
US
/pəˈtɝː.nə.ti/

Translations

paternitynoun
paternities
pl
He was overjoyed when he learned about his paternity.
Он был вне себя от радости, когда узнал о своем отцовстве.
Additional translations
отцовская принадлежность
Synonyms
parentage
progenitorship
fatherliness
fatherhood
paternityadjective
UK
/pəˈtɜː.nɪ.ti/
US
/pəˈtɝː.nə.ti/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "paternity leave", "paternity test") to denote relation to fathers or fatherhood.
Synonyms
paternal
fatherly
fatherlike
patriarchal
parental

Definitions

paternitynoun
The state of being a father; fatherhood.
He was overjoyed when he learned of his paternity.
The origin or descent from a father.
The paternity of the child was confirmed through a DNA test.
The legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a father and his child.
The court case was primarily about establishing paternity.
Authorship or origin of a creative work, idea, or invention.
Scholars continue to debate the paternity of the anonymous poem.
paternityadjective
Relating to fathers or fatherhood, especially to rights, obligations, or time off connected with being a father.
New employees are entitled to two weeks of paternity leave.
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