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US
/pəˈtɝnɪti/
]
[ UK /pətˈɜːnɪti/ ]
[ UK /pətˈɜːnɪti/ ]
NOUN
- the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
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the state of being a father
tests were conducted to determine paternity -
the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing
the authorship of the theory is disputed
How To Use paternity In A Sentence
- Similar to a paternity suit, the owners must prove they do not know which horse sired the foal.
- To illustrate the generality of these ideas, we review two additional mating systems in which paternity markers have been used to study the heritability or fitness consequences of alternative morphs.
- Besides, it is not only possible, but even probable, that both theories -- that of heterogenetic generation and that of gradual development -- may have to share with one another in the explanation of the origin of species; and even that, especially for the lowest species and for the beginnings of the main types, primitive generation also has its share in the establishment of the paternity. The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality
- Pastor in Iceland: Fischer not 'exhumed' broke the news: tissue samples had been taken from chess champion Bobby Fischer's grave, on the order of the Icelandic Supreme Court to settle a paternity dispute. ChessBase News
- Told in alternating narratives (with a helpful opening guide to how many different names both women are known by), Bunny ("Faith") Crumpacker tells the story of an unhappy marriage followed by betrayal, a pregnancy of uncertain paternity and the near-numb yet single-minded decision to give up her baby. Nancy Doyle Palmer: Jessica Lost: Adoption and Identity in Modern Times
- To protect children, the state should act to try to make family life more manageable, through better school hours, flexible hours at work, means-tested childcare, and maternity and paternity leave. Layard and Happiness, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
- In this sense, the method can be viewed as a Bayesian method for paternity inference.
- They have had a significant change in policy on paternity leave.
- Paternity leave is defined as a period of leave from employment which enables fathers to bond with the mother and newborn child.
- They have had a significant change in policy on paternity leave.