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单词 paternity
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pa•ter•ni•ty /pəˈtɜrnɪti/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Developmental Biologythe state of being a father;
    fatherhood.
  2. origin or descent from a father.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. Lawof or relating to a legal dispute in which a woman accuses a man of having fathered her child:a paternity suit.
See -patr-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pa•ter•ni•ty  (pə tûr′ni tē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Developmental Biologythe state of being a father;
    fatherhood.
  2. derivation or acquirement from a father.
  3. origin or authorship.

adj. 
  1. Lawnoting or pertaining to a legal dispute in which an unwed mother accuses a man of being the father of her child: a paternity suit.
  • Late Latin paternitās. See paternal, -ity
  • late Middle English paternite 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
paternity /pəˈtɜːnɪtɪ/ n
  1. the fact or state of being a father
  2. (as modifier): a paternity suit was filed against the man
  3. descent or derivation from a father
  4. authorship or origin: the paternity of the theory is disputed
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin paternitās, from Latin pater father
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