fatherhood vs paternity what difference
what is difference between fatherhood and paternity
English
Etymology
From Middle English faderhode, fadirhode, fadirhede, equivalent to father + -hood.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɑ.ðɚˌhʊd/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɑːðəˌhʊd/
Noun
fatherhood (countable and uncountable, plural fatherhoods)
- The state of being a father.
Coordinate terms
- motherhood
- parenthood
- siblinghood
Translations
English
Etymology
From Middle French paternité, from Old French, from Latin paternitās (“paternity”), from paternus (“of or pertaining to a father, paternal”) + -itās, from pater (“father”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəˈtɜː(ɹ)nɪti/
Noun
paternity (countable and uncountable, plural paternities)
- fatherhood, being a father
- parental descent from a father
- (law) legal acknowledgement of a man’s fatherhood of a child
- (figuratively) authorship
Related terms
- paternity leave
- paternity suit
- paternity test
Translations
See also
- affiliation
- maternity
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