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paternity

English

Etymology

From Middle French paternité, from Old French, from Latin paternit?s (paternity), from paternus (of or pertaining to a father, paternal) + -it?s, from pater (father).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /p??t??(?)n?ti/

Noun

paternity (countable and uncountable, plural paternities)

  1. fatherhood, being a father
  2. parental descent from a father
  3. (law) legal acknowledgement of a man's fatherhood of a child
  4. (figuratively) authorship

Related terms

  • paternity leave
  • paternity suit
  • paternity test

Translations

See also

  • affiliation
  • maternity

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filiation

English

Etymology

[circa 1520] From French filiation

Noun

filiation (countable and uncountable, plural filiations)

  1. (uncountable) The condition of being a child of a specified parent.
  2. (countable) The ancestry or lineage shared by a group having the same bloodline.
  3. (countable, law) The determination of paternity.
  4. (countable, law) One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot.
    The filiations are from a common stock.

French

Pronunciation

Noun

filiation f (plural filiations)

  1. filiation

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