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Synonyms for paternity
pəˈtɜr nɪ tipa·ter·ni·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
paternitynoun
the state of being a father
"tests were conducted to determine paternity"
Synonyms:
fatherhood, authorshipfatherhood, paternitynoun
the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
Synonyms:
fatherhood, authorshipauthorship, paternitynoun
the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing
"the authorship of the theory is disputed"
Synonyms:
composition, fatherhood, authorship, penning, writing
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
paternitynoun
Synonyms:
fathership, fatherhood
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "paternity":
fatherhood, parenthood, authorship, fathering, parenting, parentage, paternal, maternity
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#968 | writing | |
#4365 | composition | |
#5638 | parenting | |
#7503 | maternity | |
#20045 | parenthood | |
#24593 | paternity | |
#28601 | authorship | |
#35519 | paternal | |
#39815 | fatherhood | |
#45796 | parentage | |
#61347 | penning | |
#71270 | fathering |
How to use paternity in a sentence?
We’re still at zero weeks of paid leave. We’re the only country in the developed world that that’s true of, the president has called for maternity and paternity and adoptive leave, and we’re working to make that happen.
The bad news is the United States is so late to the game, the good news is that with 187 countries in the world having paid maternity leave, over 90 having paid paternity leave, actually there's a ton that's already known about what works.
Some men just aren't cut out for paternity. Better they should realize it before and not after they become responsible for a son.
It is more common than we think, in many situations, you would never know because there is no reason to do a paternity test on twins.
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