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
Synonyms:
- fatherhood
- authorship
- origin
- derivation
- creation
- fathership
- paternal parentage
- progenitorship
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:
paternityPlural:
paternitiesOrigin of Paternity
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From Latin paternitās (“paternity"), from paternus (“of or pertaining to a father, paternal") + -itās, from pater (“father").
From Wiktionary
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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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