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[ puh-tur-ni-tee ] / pəˈtɜr nɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR paternity ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe state of being a father; fatherhood. derivation or acquirement from a father. origin or authorship. adjectivenoting or pertaining to a legal dispute in which an unwed mother accuses a man of being the father of her child: a paternity suit. Origin of paternity1400–50; late Middle English paternite<Late Latin paternitās.See paternal, -ity Words nearby paternitypater, paterfamilias, paternal, paternalism, paternalistic, paternity, paternity leave, paternity suit, paternity test, paternoster, Pater Patriae Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for paternitySome seventy-plus countries currently offer some paternity leave or parental leave days reserved for the father. How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST Certainly paid paternity leave is part of it (and in the U.S., we need paid maternity and paternity leave). How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST She refused to take a paternity test, and was eventually convicted of extortion and sentenced to 22 months in prison. I Warned You About Bill Cosby in 2007|Mark Ebner|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST This recognized family rights when paternity is established, whether a child was born in or out of wedlock. In Tussle Over Will, Mistress’s Family Takes a Bite Out of NYU|Anthony Haden-Guest|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2010, the ‘Good Wife’ star received some shocking news about his paternity. Alan Cumming: The Truth About My Father|Tim Teeman|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST His remorse quickly subsided, and gave way to a thousand pleasant emotions of paternity. Maximina|Armando Palacio Valds Descent would necessarily be traced through females, because the paternity of children was not ascertainable with certainty. Ancient Society|Lewis Henry Morgan If the paternity cannot be traced, a council is held, and the woman is turned out of the caste. Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston A few months suffice to give him painful proof of his error, for then his growing hopes of paternity are suddenly blasted. The History of Prostitution|William W. Sanger How pleasing, how consoling must not the hopes of paternity be! The Cid Campeador|Antonio de Trueba
British Dictionary definitions for paternity
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 originthe paternity of the theory is disputed Word Origin for paternityC15: from Late Latin paternitās, from Latin pater father Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to paternitylineage, ancestry, descent, birth, origin, cause, authority, expert, parentage, pedigree, extraction, maternity, blood, stock, beginnings, dawning, spring, rising, dawn, informant Medical definitions for paternity
n.The state of being a father; fatherhood. Descent on a father's side; paternal descent. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |