PATERNITY


Meaning of PATERNITY in English

pa ‧ ter ‧ ni ‧ ty /pəˈtɜːnəti, pəˈtɜːnɪti $ -ɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] law

the fact of being the father of a particular child, or the question of who the child’s father is:

The paternity of the child is in dispute.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.