Paternity Definition

pə-tûrnĭ-tē
paternities
noun
paternities
The state of being a father; fatherhood.
Webster's New World
Male parentage; paternal origin.
Webster's New World
Origin or authorship in general.
Webster's New World
Fatherhood, the relationship of father to a child.
Webster's New World Law

(figuratively) Authorship.

Wiktionary
adjective
Relating to or involving the identification of a person's biological father.
A paternity suit.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Paternity

Noun

Singular:
paternity
Plural:
paternities

Origin of Paternity

  • From Latin paternitās (“paternity"), from paternus (“of or pertaining to a father, paternal") + -itās, from pater (“father").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English paternite from Old French from Late Latin paternitās from Latin paternus paternal paternal

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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