PATERNITY


Meaning of PATERNITY in English

n. 1 fatherhood. 2 one's paternal origin. 3 the source or authorship of a thing. paternity test a blood test to determine whether a man may be or cannot be the father of a particular child.

[ ME f. OF paternité or LL paternitas ]

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