pa·ter·ni·ty
noun/pəˈtɜːnəti/
/pəˈtɜːrnəti/
[uncountable]- the fact of being the father of a child
父亲的身份（或地位） - He refused to admit paternity of the child.
他拒不承认是那孩子的父亲。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPaternity is used before these nouns:- leave
- suit
- test
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French paternité, from late Latin paternitas, from paternus ‘relating to a father’. - He refused to admit paternity of the child.