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nɪ noun
1.
the state of being a father; fatherhood.
2.
derivation or acquirement from a father.
3.
origin or authorship.
adjective
4.
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.
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| —n | |
| 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 |
| [C15: from Late Latin paternitās, from Latin pater father] | |
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Word Origin & History
paternity
1449, "condition of being a father," from M.Fr. paternité (12c.), from L.L. paternitatem (nom. paternitas) "fatherly care, fatherhood," from L. paternus "of a father," from pater (see father). Originally in the ecclesiastical sense; literal sense first recorded 1582.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
paternity pa·ter·ni·ty (pə-tûr'nĭ-tē)
n.
The state of being a father; fatherhood.
descent on a father's side; paternal descent.
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Example sentences
If the car's history is complex and paternity uncertain, consider the much disputed history of radio or the telephone.
Your stepdaughter might need to take a paternity test.
Allow for extended maternity leave and the option of paternity leave.
The scent-producing cells of that skin would give off pheromones signalling his paternity.
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