PATERNITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing

Example:

the authorship of the theory is disputed

Synonyms:

authorship; paternity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("paternity" is a kind of...):

creation; foundation; founding; initiation; innovation; instauration; institution; introduction; origination (the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new)

Meaning:

The kinship relation between an offspring and the father

Synonyms:

fatherhood; paternity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("paternity" is a kind of...):

family relationship; kinship; relationship ((anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption)

Derivation:

paternal (related on the father's side)

Meaning:

The state of being a father

Example:

tests were conducted to determine paternity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("paternity" is a kind of...):

state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)

Derivation:

paternal (characteristic of a father)