paternity

pəˈtɜː.nɪ.ti

paternities

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Definition of paternity - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fatherhoodstate of being a father

He embraced the joys of paternity.

ancestry

fatherhood

parentage

familylegal recognition of fatherhood

The court established his paternity.

fatherhood

parentage

patrimony

creativity

Rare

authorship or origin of an idea

Rare

The paternity of the theory was debated.

origin

source

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Expressions with paternity

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paternity leave

time away from work for a father after a baby is born

He took paternity leave to help with the new baby.

paternity suit

legal case to identify a child's father

She filed a paternity suit to prove he was the father.

paternity test

test to identify a child's biological father

The paternity test confirmed he was the father.

Origin of paternity

Latin, paternus (fatherly)

Terms with paternity included in their meaning

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DNA fingerprinting

genetics

method for paternity testing using DNA

bastardy proceeding

paternity case

legal process to determine paternity and child support

SPP

acr.

acr: statutory paternity pay

money a dad gets when he takes time off for a baby

Examples of paternity in a sentence

He took a leave of absence for paternity reasons.
He sought paternity to gain custody rights.
The paternity of the novel was questioned by critics.
She claimed paternity of the innovative design.

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French:paternité, filiation, ...
German:Vaterschaft, Urheberschaft, ...
Italian:paternità, autorialità, ...
Spanish:paternidad, autoría, ...
Portuguese:paternidade, reconhecimento de paternidade, ...
Chinese:父亲身份, 父权, ...
Japanese:父性, 父権, ...
Arabic:أبوة, أُبُوَّة الفِكْرَة, ...
Hebrew:אַבְהוּת, אַבְהוּת עַל רַעְיוֹן, ...
Russian:отцовство, авторство, ...
Ukrainian:батьківство, авторство, ...
Hindi:पितृत्व, पिता की मान्यता, ...
Bengali:পিতৃত্ব, পিতার অধিকার, ...
Catalan:paternitat, reconeixement de paternitat, ...
Czech:otcovství, autorství, ...
Danish:faderskab, oprindelse, ...
Dutch:vaderschap, oorsprong, ...
Greek:πατρότητα, αναγνώριση πατρότητας, ...
Hungarian:apaság, apai jogállás, ...
Khmer:ភាពជាឪពុក, ការទទួលស្គាល់ភាពជាឪពុកតាមផ្លូវច្បាប់, ...
Korean:부성, 친자관계, ...
Persian:پدری, پدر, ...
Polish:ojcostwo, autorstwo, ...
Portuguese (BR):paternidade, autoria, ...
Romanian:paternitate, ...
Swedish:faderskap, ursprung, ...
Thai:ความเป็นพ่อ, ความเป็นบิดา, ...
Turkish:babalık, babalık hakkı, ...
Vietnamese:việc làm cha, quyền làm cha, ...

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