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单词 paternity
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Definition of paternity in English:

paternity

noun pəˈtəːnɪtipəˈtɛrnədi
mass noun
  • 1(especially in legal contexts) the state of being someone's father.

    he refused to admit paternity of the child
    Example sentencesExamples
    • That would mean he had to admit paternity to Gabby then pay alimony.
    • Experts say these are likely to focus on the issue of legal paternity.
    • In Austria new fathers enjoy 10 days paid paternity leave.
    • If these rules on paternity lead to the identification of a legal father, then any other claimant will be excluded.
    • However, such retaliation requires the ability to assess paternity, which is apparently rare.
    • First, it seeks to encourage more sole parent beneficiaries to establish paternity, and apply for child support.
    • Often the father denies paternity and will not be associated with a disabled child.
    • If the government is serious about encouraging fathers to take paternity leave, they have to do more.
    • The couple took their son to the Institute of Forensic Sciences under the Ministry of Justice for paternity testing.
    • The Child Support Agency and the Courts don't distinguish between married or single fathers if the father admits paternity.
    • Inclusion of the man's name on the birth register as the child's father is prima facie evidence of his paternity.
    • The act also defines the legal paternity of the child.
    • The children did not belong to the father and often had a legal paternity claim on him.
    • There is also a useful amendment to the Status of Children Act that will remove barriers for men seeking court orders about paternity.
    • There are three legal paternity testing centres in Shanghai.
    • Will Kimberly bond with a baby whose paternity has caused so much pain and whose actual father she may now hate?
    • What action has the Government taken recently to improve processes for people seeking to establish paternity?
    • Because the man did not acknowledge his paternity until after the birth, the girl was not granted Japanese nationality.
    • In the states that began to mandate paternity leave, a slightly greater number of fathers utilized it.
    • This law provides access for paternity orders in the Family Court, which will make them much easier to obtain.
    Synonyms
    fatherhood
    rare fathership
  • 2Paternal origin.

    his enemies made great play of the supposed dubiety of his paternity
    Synonyms
    origins, extraction, birth, family, ancestry, lineage, heritage, pedigree, descent, line of descent, line, blood, bloodline, stock, roots, derivation

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French paternité, from late Latin paternitas, from paternus 'relating to a father'.

Rhymes

confraternity, eternity, fraternity, maternity, modernity, taciturnity
 
 

Definition of paternity in US English:

paternity

nounpəˈternədēpəˈtɛrnədi
  • 1(especially in legal contexts) the state of being someone's father.

    he refused to admit paternity of the child
    Example sentencesExamples
    • That would mean he had to admit paternity to Gabby then pay alimony.
    • However, such retaliation requires the ability to assess paternity, which is apparently rare.
    • Because the man did not acknowledge his paternity until after the birth, the girl was not granted Japanese nationality.
    • The act also defines the legal paternity of the child.
    • The children did not belong to the father and often had a legal paternity claim on him.
    • Inclusion of the man's name on the birth register as the child's father is prima facie evidence of his paternity.
    • Will Kimberly bond with a baby whose paternity has caused so much pain and whose actual father she may now hate?
    • First, it seeks to encourage more sole parent beneficiaries to establish paternity, and apply for child support.
    • If the government is serious about encouraging fathers to take paternity leave, they have to do more.
    • This law provides access for paternity orders in the Family Court, which will make them much easier to obtain.
    • Experts say these are likely to focus on the issue of legal paternity.
    • In the states that began to mandate paternity leave, a slightly greater number of fathers utilized it.
    • Often the father denies paternity and will not be associated with a disabled child.
    • The Child Support Agency and the Courts don't distinguish between married or single fathers if the father admits paternity.
    • What action has the Government taken recently to improve processes for people seeking to establish paternity?
    • There are three legal paternity testing centres in Shanghai.
    • The couple took their son to the Institute of Forensic Sciences under the Ministry of Justice for paternity testing.
    • There is also a useful amendment to the Status of Children Act that will remove barriers for men seeking court orders about paternity.
    • In Austria new fathers enjoy 10 days paid paternity leave.
    • If these rules on paternity lead to the identification of a legal father, then any other claimant will be excluded.
    Synonyms
    fatherhood
  • 2Paternal origin.

    his enemies made great play of the supposed dubiety of his paternity
    Synonyms
    origins, extraction, birth, family, ancestry, lineage, heritage, pedigree, descent, line of descent, line, blood, bloodline, stock, roots, derivation

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French paternité, from late Latin paternitas, from paternus ‘relating to a father’.

 
 
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