paternity

• Substantiv, das den Zustand oder die Stellung eines Vaters bezeichnet, die biologische oder rechtliche Beziehung zwischen einem Vater und seinem Kind oder die Herkunft bzw. Urheberschaft einer Idee oder eines Werkes.

A noun referring to the state or condition of being a father, the biological or legal relationship between a father and his child, or the origin or authorship of an idea or work.

unzählbar

1. FatherhoodB2formal

   The condition or fact of being a father.

   Vaterschaft

   • He is proud of his recent paternity.
   • Paternity leave allows fathers to bond with their newborns.
   • The court established his paternity through a DNA test.

   Synonymefatherhood

   Antonymematernitymotherhood

2. Biological relationshipB2formal

   The genetic connection between a father and his child.

   Vaterschaft

   • The paternity test confirmed he was the biological father.
   • Paternity is often determined through genetic analysis.
   • The law recognizes paternity as a legal relationship.

   Synonymefatherhoodfiliation

3. Origin or authorshipC1formal

   The act of originating or being the source of an idea, theory, or creative work.

   Urheberschaft

   • He claimed paternity of the new scientific theory.
   • The paternity of the novel is attributed to a famous author.
   • Scholars debate the paternity of this philosophical concept.

   Synonymeauthorshipcreationderivationoriginparentageprovenancesource