| 单词 | paternity |
| 释义 | paternity (once / 6637 pages) n Use the noun paternity to describe the relationship a father has to his child. You might say, "His paternity is so clear — his daughter has the same red hair that he does!" Fatherhood and the connection between a father and child is what paternity is all about, but the word most often comes up in legal situations. Attorneys use the word paternity when there is a question about who a child's biological father is or what kind of financial or legal responsibility he has. The Latin root is paternus, "relating to a father," from pater, "father." WORD FAMILYpaternity: paternities+/paternal: paternalism, paternally, paternity/paternalism: paternalisms, paternalistic/paternalistic: paternalistically USAGE EXAMPLESAn echo of the famous assertion of paternity in the “Star Wars” saga. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) But the plan pointedly omits paternity leave, enshrining an old-fashioned view of families and potentially creating new grounds for employment discrimination against women. The New Yorker(Dec 10, 2016) The purpose of this is to guarantee there is no confusion over a child’s paternity. New York Times(Mar 12, 2016) 1n the state of being a father tests were conducted to determine paternity Hyper state the way something is with respect to its main attributes 2n the kinship relation between an offspring and the father Syn|Hyper fatherhood family relationship, kinship, relationship (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption 3n the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing Syn|Hyper authorship creation, foundation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new |
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