paternity
英[pə'tɜːnɪtɪ]
美[pə'tɝnəti]
英英释意
- 1. the state of being a father;
- "tests were conducted to determine paternity"
- 2. the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
- 3. the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing;
- "the authorship of the theory is disputed"