Paternity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being a father

the kinship relation between an offspring and the father

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pətˈɜːnᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/pətˈɜːnɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pətˈɜːnɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /pətˈɜːnᵻɾi/.

Examples

tests were conducted to determine paternity
the authorship of the theory is disputed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

authorship fatherhood

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being a father “tests were conducted to determine paternity”
noun	the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
noun	the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing “the authorship of the theory is disputed”

Word Forms

paternal	adjective	characteristic of a father
author	noun	someone who originates or causes or initiates something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vaterschaft

der Zustand, Vater zu sein

🇫🇷French

paternité

l'état d'être père

🇪🇸Spanish

paternidad

el estado de ser padre

🇮🇹Italian

paternità

lo stato di essere padre

🇳🇱Dutch

vaderschap

de staat van vader zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

paternidade

o estado de ser pai

🇷🇺Russian

отцовство

состояние отца

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पितृत्व

पिता होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

পিতৃত্ব

পিতা হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

தந்தைவழி

ஒரு தந்தை என்ற நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

పితృత్వం

తండ్రి అనే స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

पितृत्व

वडील असण्याची अवस्था

🇮🇳Gujarati

પિતૃત્વ

પિતા બનવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಿತೃತ್ವ

ತಂದೆಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിതൃത്വം

ഒരു പിതാവ് എന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿਤਰਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਪਿਤਾ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ولدیت

باپ ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

亲子鉴定

为人父的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

父性

父親であるという状態

🇰🇷Korean

친자 관계

아버지가 된 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quan hệ cha con

tình trạng làm cha

🇹🇭Thai

ความเป็นพ่อ

สถานะของการเป็นพ่อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ayah

keadaan menjadi seorang ayah

🇵🇭Filipino

pagka-ama

ang estado ng pagiging ama

🇲🇾Malay

paterniti

keadaan sebagai seorang bapa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أبوة

حالة كونه أبا

🇮🇷Persian

پدری

حالت پدر بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

babalık

baba olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַבהוּת

המצב של להיות אבא

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