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How to pronounce paternity in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms authorship
Type of creation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination, foundation, founding, initiation, innovation
Type Words
Synonyms fatherhood
Type of family relationship, relationship, kinship
Derivation paternal
Type Words
Type of state
Derivation paternal


tests were conducted to determine paternity.

Examples of paternity

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Even the paternity lawsuit against Gilbert in Hunt County was deemed irrelevant.
From the chron.com
Embryos from the 32 females were then genetically tested to determine paternity.
From the newscientist.com
If those prancing players don't get you, two jarring paternity plots just might.
From the usatoday.com
When the couple's relationship grew, they decided to find out Tyler's paternity.
From the post-gazette.com
Your paternity leave must be completed within 56 days of the birth of the child.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Ed Miliband broke off from his paternity leave to hit the airwaves on the issue.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
It's a perplexing case involving paternity tests and 20-year-old court records.
From the stltoday.com
When she notifies his lawyer about her pregnancy, Sam demands a paternity test.
From the sacbee.com
The secret comes out, attorneys say, when the men get hit with paternity filings.
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  • The state of being a father; "tests were conducted to determine paternity"
  • Fatherhood: the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
  • Authorship: the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed"
  • Paternity is a 1981 film comedy that stars Burt Reynolds, Beverly D'Angelo, Paul Dooley, Elizabeth Ashley and Lauren Hutton, directed by David Steinberg. The film was released by Paramount Pictures on October 2, 1981.
  • The first season of House premiered November 16, 2004, and ended May 25, 2005. The season followed House and his team as they solve a medical case each episode, the season's sub-plot revolved around billionaire Edward Vogler making a $100 million donation to the hospital. ...
  • In law, paternity is the legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a man and a child usually based on several factors.
  • A court action to determine whether a person is the father of a child born out of wedlock for the purpose, commonly, of enforcing support obligations.
  • Legal determination of fatherhood. Paternity must be determined before a court can order child support or medical support.
  • Identification of the father of a child.