paternity/pəˈtɜ:nətɪ; pə`tənətɪ/ n[U]1 state of beinga father; fatherhood 父亲的身分; 父亲的地位 He deniedpaternity of the child, ie denied that he was its father. 他不承认是那孩子的父亲.2 descent from a father 父系 a child of unknown paternity 生父不明的孩子.
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