paternity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /pəˈtɜːnɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [-ɾi] (General-American)
- /pəˈtɜɹnəti/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle French paternité, from Old French, from Latin paternitās (“paternity”), from paternus (“of or pertaining to a father, paternal”) + -itās, from pater (“father”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Fatherhood, the state or quality of being a father.
- (countable, uncountable) Parental descent from a father.
- (countable, uncountable) Legal acknowledgement of a man's fatherhood of a child.
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable) Authorship.
The author asserted her right to paternity on the book's copyright page.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| paternities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
paternity leave · grandpaternity · heteropaternity · paternity test · nonpaternity · primipaternity · paternity suit
Relateds
Translations (1)
la paternitās (parental descent from father's side)