1. The state of being a father
   "tests were conducted to determine paternity" 
2. The kinship relation between an offspring and the father
   - fatherhood 
3. The act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing
   - authorship

Derived forms: paternities

See also: paternal

Type of: creation, family relationship, foundation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, kinship, origination, relationship, state

Encyclopedia: Paternity

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