Associations to the word «Paternity»

Wiktionary

PATERNITY, noun. Fatherhood, being a father
PATERNITY, noun. Parental descent from a father
PATERNITY, noun. (legal) legal acknowledgement of a man's fatherhood of a child
PATERNITY, noun. (figuratively) authorship
PATERNITY LEAVE, noun. A leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby.
PATERNITY LEAVES, noun. Plural of paternity leave
PATERNITY SUIT, noun. A lawsuit to identify a child's father and establish child support.
PATERNITY SUITS, noun. Plural of paternity suit
PATERNITY TEST, noun. A test done to determine the biological father of a child.
PATERNITY TESTS, noun. Plural of paternity test

Dictionary definition

PATERNITY, noun. The state of being a father; "tests were conducted to determine paternity".
PATERNITY, noun. The kinship relation between an offspring and the father.
PATERNITY, noun. The act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.