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(pətɜːʳnɪti)

uncountable noun

Paternity is the state or fact of being the father of a particular child.

[formal]

He was of unknown paternity.

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paternity in British English

(pəˈtɜːnɪtɪ)

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

Word origin

C15: from Late Latin paternitās, from Latin pater father

paternity in American English

(pəˈtɜrnəti)

noun

the state of being a father; fatherhood

male parentage; paternal origin

origin or authorship in general

Word origin

OFr paternité < LL paternitas < L paternus, paternal < pater, father

Examples of 'paternity' in a sentence
paternity

But Lirael's mother was long gone, taking the secret of Lirael's paternity with her.So bad, in fact, that his own father would barely admit paternity.Even before those paternity suits, I was real careful in my relationships with the opposite sex.

1 (noun) in the sense of fatherhood

Definition

the fact or state of being a father

He was tricked into marriage by a false accusation of paternity.

Synonyms

fatherhood

fathership (rare)

2 (noun) in the sense of parentage

Definition

descent or derivation from a father

Synonyms

parentage

She is a Londoner of mixed English and Jamaican parentage.

family

Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century.

descent

All the contributors were of foreign descent.

extraction

a young Brazilian of German extraction

lineage

They can trace their lineage back to the 18th century.

3 (noun) in the sense of origin

The exact paternity of the budget has been disputed.

Synonyms

origin

What is the origin of the word `honeymoon'?

source

This gave me a clue as to the source of the problem.

authorship

derivation

The derivation of its name is obscure.

Seegenealogy

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in the sense of family

Definition

a group descended from a common ancestor

Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century.

Synonyms

ancestors,

forebears,

parentage,

forefathers,

house,

line,

race,

blood,

birth,

strain,

tribe,

sept,

clan,

descent,

dynasty,

pedigree,

extraction,

ancestry,

lineage,

genealogy,

line of descent,

stemma,

stirps

in the sense of lineage

Definition

direct descent from an ancestor

They can trace their lineage back to the 18th century.

Synonyms

descent,

family,

line,

succession,

house,

stock,

birth,

breed,

pedigree,

extraction,

ancestry,

forebears,

progeny,

heredity,

forefathers,

genealogy

in the sense of source

Definition

the origin or starting point

This gave me a clue as to the source of the problem.

Synonyms

cause,

origin,

derivation,

beginning,

author,

commencement,

begetter

单词	paternity
释义	Trends of paternity View usage for: paternity (pətɜːʳnɪti) uncountable noun Paternity is the state or fact of being the father of a particular child. [formal] He was of unknown paternity. More Synonyms of paternity paternity in British English (pəˈtɜːnɪtɪ) noun 1. a. the fact or state of being a father b. (as modifier) a paternity suit was filed against the man 2. descent or derivation from a father 3. authorship or origin the paternity of the theory is disputed Word origin C15: from Late Latin paternitās, from Latin pater father paternity in American English (pəˈtɜrnəti) noun 1. the state of being a father; fatherhood 2. male parentage; paternal origin 3. origin or authorship in general Word origin OFr paternité < LL paternitas < L paternus, paternal < pater, father Examples of 'paternity' in a sentence paternity But Lirael's mother was long gone, taking the secret of Lirael's paternity with her. Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001) So bad, in fact, that his own father would barely admit paternity. Clive Barker SACRAMENT (2001) Even before those paternity suits, I was real careful in my relationships with the opposite sex. Susan Elizabeth Phillips HEAVEN, TEXAS (2001) 1 (noun) in the sense of fatherhood Definition the fact or state of being a father He was tricked into marriage by a false accusation of paternity. Synonyms fatherhood fathership (rare) 2 (noun) in the sense of parentage Definition descent or derivation from a father Synonyms parentage She is a Londoner of mixed English and Jamaican parentage. family Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century. descent All the contributors were of foreign descent. extraction a young Brazilian of German extraction lineage They can trace their lineage back to the 18th century. 3 (noun) in the sense of origin The exact paternity of the budget has been disputed. Synonyms origin What is the origin of the word `honeymoon'? source This gave me a clue as to the source of the problem. authorship derivation The derivation of its name is obscure. Seegenealogy Nearby words of paternity patchy patent paternal paternity path pathetic pathfinder Synonyms of 'paternity' paternity Explore 'paternity' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of family Definition a group descended from a common ancestor Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century. Synonyms ancestors, forebears, parentage, forefathers, house, line, race, blood, birth, strain, tribe, sept, clan, descent, dynasty, pedigree, extraction, ancestry, lineage, genealogy, line of descent, stemma, stirps in the sense of lineage Definition direct descent from an ancestor They can trace their lineage back to the 18th century. Synonyms descent, family, line, succession, house, stock, birth, breed, pedigree, extraction, ancestry, forebears, progeny, heredity, forefathers, genealogy in the sense of source Definition the origin or starting point This gave me a clue as to the source of the problem. Synonyms cause, origin, derivation, beginning, author, commencement, begetter
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