1 paternity /pəˈtɚnəti/ noun Learner's definition of PATERNITY
[noncount] formal
: the state or fact of being the father of a particular child父亲身份 -
He acknowledged paternity of her child. [=he admitted that he was the father of her child]他承认自己是她的孩子的父亲。
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The child's paternity was in question. [=people questioned who the child's father was]孩子的父亲是谁还是个问题。
— compare maternity 2 paternity /pəˈtɚnəti/ adjective
2 paternity
/pəˈtɚnəti/
adjective
Learner's definition of PATERNITY
always used before a noun
1
: relating to the time when a father's child is born为新生儿父亲的 2
: done to prove that a man is the father of a particular child鉴定父子关系的