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paternity

/pə'tɜrnɪti/

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noun
the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing
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authorship

type of:
creation instauration institution introduction origination foundation founding initiation innovation
noun
the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
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fatherhood

type of:
family relationship relationship kinship
noun
the state of being a father
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"tests were conducted to determine paternity"

type of:
state

Definition that contains paternity

paternity suit a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)
filiate fix the paternity of
bastardy proceeding a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)