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paternity
[puh-tur-ni-tee]
noun
the state of being a father; fatherhood.
derivation or acquirement from a father.
origin or authorship.
adjective
noting or pertaining to a legal dispute in which an unwed mother accuses a man of being the father of her child.
a paternity suit.
paternity
/ əˈɜːɪɪ /
noun
the fact or state of being a father
( as modifier )
a paternity suit was filed against the man
descent or derivation from a father
authorship or origin
the paternity of the theory is disputed
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of paternity1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of paternity1
Example Sentences
The paternity leave offer for new dads in the UK is "one of the worst in the developed world", according to a new report published this week.
Introduced in 2003, statutory paternity leave allows most new fathers and second parents in the UK to take up to two weeks off work.
Jamie Smith will return behind the stumps after missing the tour of New Zealand on paternity leave, while there is no suggestion Shoaib Bashir's place as the number one spinner is under threat.
Shohei Ohtani led the game off with a home run, his seventh of the season and first since returning from the paternity list last week.
A man whose ex-partner forged paternity test results to make him believe he was the father of her child said what she did had ruined his life.
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