paternity, n.
(paternities)
(paternities)
the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing
<noun.act>
authorship paternity
sample sentences
"the authorship of the theory is disputed"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
<noun.relation>
fatherhood paternity
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
the state of being a father
<noun.state>
paternity