paternity

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parental descent from the father's side
fatherhood, being a father
fatherhood
{n} fathersip, the relation of a father
{i} fatherhood; source, origin
– refers to the determination of who is the father of a child
Paternity is the state or fact of being the father of a particular child. He was tricked into marriage by a false accusation of paternity. the fact of being the father of a particular child, or the question of who the child's father is
The state of being a father
The relation of a father to his child; fathership; fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity
Parenthood
the state of being a father; "tests were conducted to determine paternity"
Fatherhood •Paternity
Identification of the father of a child
Legal determination of fatherhood Paternity must be established before child or medical support can be ordered
Origin; authorship
the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child
An order establishing a legal father and child relationship
Treating a man differently from others who are similar in their ability or inability to work for any employment related purpose based upon his child care/health care responsibilities
the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed"
parental descent from the fathers side
the state of being a father; "tests were conducted to determine paternity
paternity leave
A leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby

My husband is on a 3-month paternity leave while he looks after our newborn baby and I'm working abroad.

paternity leaves
plural form of paternity leave
paternity suit
A lawsuit to identify a child's father and establish child support
paternity suits
plural form of paternity suit
paternity test
A test done to determine the biological father of a child
paternity tests
plural form of paternity test
paternity leave
If a man has paternity leave, his employer allows him some time off work because his child has just been born. A leave of absence from work granted to a father to care for an infant. a period of time that the father of a new baby is allowed away from work maternity leave, parental leave parental leave
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)
paternity suit
If a woman starts or takes out a paternity suit, she asks a court of law to help her to prove that a particular man is the father of her child, often in order to claim financial support from him. a legal action in which a mother asks a court of law to find proof that a particular man is the father of her child, usually in order to claim financial support from him
paternity suit
filing a lawsuit against a man who refuses to recognize his son or daughter and to support them financially
paternity test
A test using blood group identification of a mother, child, and putative father to establish the probability of paternity.paternity testing n
paternity test
a test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child; negative results prove he was not the father but positive results show only that he could be
acknowledgment of paternity
recognition of fatherhood (Law)
establishing paternity
determining who is the father of the child (via a blood test or other means)
paternity

    Silbentrennung

    pa·ter·ni·ty

    Türkische aussprache

    pıtırnîti

    Aussprache

    /pəˈtərnətē/ /pəˈtɜrnɪtiː/

    Etymologie

    () From Latin paternitās (“paternity”), from paternus (“of or pertaining to a father, paternal”) + -itās, from pater (“father”).
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