paternity

n. fatherhood; source, origin

Paternity may refer to:Paternity (biology and medicine), the biological / genetic descendency of an offspring to its male parent (sexually reproducing species)Paternity (law), the legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a father and his childPaternity (House episode), an episode of the television series HousePaternity (film), a 1981 film starring Burt Reynolds
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Pa·ter·ni·ty n. 1. The state of being a father; fatherhood. 2. Descent on a father's side; paternal descent. [more]Paternity - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the state of being a father; "tests were conducted to determine paternity"
(hypernym) state
2. the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
(synonym) fatherhood
(hypernym) kinship, family relationship, relationship
3. the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed"
(synonym) authorship
(hypernym) initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration

(n.)
The relation of a father to his child; fathership; fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity.
  

(n.)
Origin; authorship.
  

(n.)
Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child.