paternity

The state of being a father; fatherhood.

Descent on a father’s side; paternal descent.

Authorship; origin.

Relating to or involving the identification of a person’s biological father.

Fathership; fatherhood; the relation of a father to his offspring.

Derivation from a father: as, the child’s paternity is unknown. Hence Origin; authorship.

The relation of a father to his child; fathership; fatherhood; family headship.

Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage.

Origin; authorship.

fatherhood, being a father