paternity
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin paternitās (“paternity”), from paternus (“of or pertaining to a father, paternal”) + -itās, from pater (“father”).
[edit] Noun
paternity (plural paternities)
- fatherhood, being a father
- parental descent from a father
- (law) legal acknowledgement of a man's fatherhood of a child
- (figuratively) authorship
[edit] Translations
fatherhood — see fatherhood
parental descent from father's side
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