paternity

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Synonyms: maternity, paternaty, fraternity, eternity, quaternity, sternity, alternity, externity, internity, paternality

Antonyms: maternity, paternaty, fraternity, eternity, quaternity, sternity, alternity, externity, internity, paternality

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Noun

1. [[fatherhood|Fatherhood]], the state or quality of being a [[father]].
2. [[parental|Parental]] [[descent]] from a [[father]].
3. {{lb|en|legal}} [[legal|Legal]] [[acknowledgement]] of a man's [[fatherhood]] of a [[child]].
4. {{lb|en|figuratively}} [[authorship|Authorship]].

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