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paternity
[ puh-tur-ni-tee ]
noun
- the state of being a father; fatherhood.
- derivation or acquirement from a father.
- origin or authorship.
adjective
- noting or pertaining to a legal dispute in which an unwed mother accuses a man of being the father of her child:
a paternity suit.
paternity
/ əˈɜːɪɪ /
noun
- the fact or state of being a father
- ( as modifier )
a paternity suit was filed against the man
- descent or derivation from a father
- authorship or origin
the paternity of the theory is disputed
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of paternity1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of paternity1
Example Sentences
The measures will allow eligible parents to take up to 12 weeks of leave, with statutory pay, on top of any other leave they may be entitled to including maternity and paternity leave.
Wilband presented Mr Wheeler with a document, which purported to be a paternity test, declaring he was the father but it contained obvious errors.
Currently, mothers who are pregnant or on maternity leave have some legal protection from being made redundant - but fathers on paternity leave do not.
Stella Creasy, Labour MP for Walthamstow, is trying to amend the bill to provide greater protections for paternity or parental partner leave.
Denmark also offers a very generous six months of paid maternity and paternity leave.
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