paternity test
noun
: a test especially of DNA or genetic traits to determine whether a given man could be the biological father of a given child
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Jack gets home from seeing Brady to find Mel still focused on the paternity test. 
Sara Netzley, EW.com, 20 July 2022 The question looms large over the Netflix series' fourth season, with Jack initially extremely reluctant to take a paternity test and get an answer once and for all. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 21 July 2022 The two celebrated with an overnight stay made even more special by the reveal the next morning that the paternity test results were in and Jack, not Mark, is the father of Mel's unborn baby. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 23 July 2022 After requesting a paternity test for the newborn, Thompson confirmed that the baby was his the following month. Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE.com, 20 July 2022 So all of that definitely isn't going to make Mel and Jack's paternity test conflict any worse. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 20 July 2022 The story featured a woman who purchased an at-home paternity test at a local pharmacy and went online to get the results. Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, 9 July 2022 The question causes strain in the two’s relationship, especially with Melinda eager to find out who the father is, while Jack tries to dissuade her from taking a paternity test. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 8 July 2022 His doubts about being the father of their newborn daughter, Dream, led to a paternity test that was filmed for the show. Rasha Ali, USA TODAY, 2 May 2022 See More
Sara Netzley, EW.com, 20 July 2022 The question looms large over the Netflix series' fourth season, with Jack initially extremely reluctant to take a paternity test and get an answer once and for all. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 21 July 2022 The two celebrated with an overnight stay made even more special by the reveal the next morning that the paternity test results were in and Jack, not Mark, is the father of Mel's unborn baby. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 23 July 2022 After requesting a paternity test for the newborn, Thompson confirmed that the baby was his the following month. Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE.com, 20 July 2022 So all of that definitely isn't going to make Mel and Jack's paternity test conflict any worse. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 20 July 2022 The story featured a woman who purchased an at-home paternity test at a local pharmacy and went online to get the results. Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, 9 July 2022 The question causes strain in the two’s relationship, especially with Melinda eager to find out who the father is, while Jack tries to dissuade her from taking a paternity test. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 8 July 2022 His doubts about being the father of their newborn daughter, Dream, led to a paternity test that was filmed for the show. Rasha Ali, USA TODAY, 2 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
paternity test
noun
pa·ter·ni·ty test pə-ˈtər-nət-ē- 
: a test especially of DNA or genetic traits to determine whether a given man could be the biological father of a given child