paternity

CEFRB2

/pəˈtɜːnɪti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The state of being a father or the identity of a child's father.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Legal acknowledgement of a man's fatherhood of a child.

Examples

  • Finland offers fathers nine weeks of paternity leave.

  • Tom is on paternity leave.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • [-ɾi]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Parental descent from a father.

  2. Fatherhood, the state or quality of being a father.

More examples

In context

  • The author asserted her right to paternity on the book's copyright page.

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Origin

noun

From Middle French paternité, from Old French, from Latin paternitās (“paternity”), from paternus (“of or pertaining to a father, paternal”) + -itās, from pater (“father”).