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paternity Definition

pa·ter·nity (pə tʉr′nə tē)

noun

  1. the state of being a father; fatherhood
  2. male parentage; paternal origin
  3. origin or authorship in general

Etymology: OFr paternité < LL paternitas < L paternus, paternal < pater, father

paternity Synonyms

paternity

n.

  1. Fatherhood

    progenitorship, paternal parentage, fathership; see fatherhood.

  2. Authorship

    creation, derivation, origin; see authorship.

paternity Law Definition

n

Fatherhood, the relationship of father to a child.
paternity Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • misattribute: House of Commons, written answers to questions, 15 October 2003 Archive 11th December 2003 Surveys on " misattributed paternity " .
  • deny: Dudley told her that they had referred her case to their local field office because Mr X had denied paternity.
  • acknowledge: On 9 January 1987 he acknowledged paternity and undertook to pay maintenance for C. He fulfilled this obligation regularly.
  • prove: He may now demand a DNA test to prove paternity.
  • establish: Here is a summary of how the UK goes about Presuming and establishing paternity.
  • pay: New fathers are entitled to up to 10 days paid paternity leave to be taken three months either side of the birth.

Adjective modifier

  • disputed: New legislation to be outlined in the Queen's Speech will speed up payments to mothers in cases of disputed paternity.
  • parental: This scheme is separate to provisions in relation to leave in respect of maternity, parental, paternity or urgent family reasons.
  • surprising: Perhaps a useful target for the year 2020 would be to have no more than about 1 in 100 children born with surprising paternity.
  • statutory: Statutory Paternity Leave Pay - the lesser of 90 % of the employe's average weekly earnings or £ 100 per week.
  • biological: The demand for fathers ' rights is not only related to the obligations of biological paternity.

Modifies a noun

  • testing: We will consider the subject of paternity testing at a later stage " .
  • leave: Paternity leave can be taken from the date of birth or up to eight weeks from the birth.
  • fraud: How the UK process reduces paternity fraud The UK has one of the worst child support agencies in the world.
  • pay: How do I arrange to get my paternity pay?
  • entitlement: However, in a joint adoption only one partner is entitled to statutory adoption pay whilst the other has paternity leave entitlements.
  • test: A paternity test can be obtained to settle disputes.

Noun used with modifier

  • DNA: This article is about DNA paternity testing without the knowledge or consent of the mother.
  • week: The result was a generous package of six weeks paternity leave, which enabled us to get off to a flying start.
  • knowledge: These have been called " personal knowledge paternity tests " for this reason.