paternity
Fatherhood, the state or quality of being a fatherFatherhood, the state or quality of being a father.
» He must submit to the paternity test.
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)Fatherhood, the state or quality of being a father.
the state of being a father
(countable, uncountable)Parental descent from a father.
(countable, uncountable)Legal acknowledgement of a man's fatherhood of a child.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Authorship.
The author asserted her right to paternity on the book's copyright page.
Examples
6 sentencesHe must submit to the paternity test.
Finland offers fathers nine weeks of paternity leave.
ruОтцы в Финляндии имеют право на девять недель декретного отпуска. — Wezel
deIn Finnland haben Väter ein Anrecht auf neun Wochen Vaterschaftsurlaub. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I took a paternity test in hopes of finding my long-estranged father.
Tom is on paternity leave.
ruТом в декретном отпуске. — marafon
Many countries supplement pregnancy and maternity leave with at least a few weeks of paternity leave.
Origin
From Middle French paternité, from Old French, from Latin paternitās (“paternity”), from pFrom Middle French paternité, from Old French, from Latin paternitās (“paternity”), from paternus (“of or pertaining to a father, paternal”) + -itās, from pater (“father”).
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Forms
plural: paternities| Singular | paternity |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing:authorship
- the kinship relation between an offspring and the father:fatherhood
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable