PATERNITY


Meaning of PATERNITY in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

paternity leave (= time that a father is allowed away from work to take care of a new baby )

He got five days’ paternity leave.

paternity leave

paternity suit

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

leave

Fathers are allowed two days off as paid paternity leave .

But I was not surprised that Sam zoomed in on paternity leave right away.

Tom went off on paternity leave and his secretary organised a whip-round to send a card and a gift.

Father friendliness can not be reduced to a company having a paternity leave policy, paid or unpaid, on the books.

The audience gave a warm welcome to the father of four, fresh from paternity leave .

Still, only 11 percent availed themselves of the official paternity leave policy.

I hereby confirm that your request for 5 days paternity leave has been granted.

So why does paternity leave continue to serve as the barometer of social change for the media?

■ VERB

take

Informal arrangement still predominate, with about 15 percent of eligible men also taking advantage of formal paternity leave.

Would Bill Gates take paternity leave?

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

A DNA test should establish Wright's paternity of the child.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Fathers are allowed two days off as paid paternity leave.

Indeed, she may give to a litter of mixed paternity .

Jackson never has filed suit seeking to establish paternity , Brokaw said.

Modigliani adamantly refused to admit paternity of the child.

Neither father had taken or requested an extended paternity leave that would interrupt his career.

Receiving maintenance payments would perpetuate this link and also gives him unwelcome paternity rights.

Why should the discovery of paternity automatically lead to a male seizure of power?

Would Bill Gates take paternity leave?

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