paternity
Being a father
Paternity is the state of being a father, or the identity of a child's biological father.
A paternity test determines whether a man fathered a particular child.
Paternity leave is time off work granted to new fathers.
In legal contexts, establishing paternity creates obligations for child support and rights to custody.
Family line of descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
heritage · forebears · progenitor · kinship · clan · dynasty · descendants · progeny
Hereditary code molecule
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- sequencingDetermining element order
forensics · biomarker · haplotype · lab · swab · sample · court-ordered · results
Male parent, informal
- daddyInformal term for male parent
- papaInformal term for father
- sireMale animal parent
- progenitorAncestor or originator
parent · mentor · provider · protector · breadwinner · guardian · custodian · disciplinarian
Protective care or control
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- affidavitSworn written statement
- legitimationFormal recognition as lawful
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
disestablishment · court · petition · rights · obligations · visitation · adjudication · registry
ancestry
Family line of descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- lineageDescent from progenitors
genealogy · heritage · forebears · progenitor · kinship · clan · dynasty · descendants · progeny · offspring
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
sequencing · forensics · biomarker · haplotype · lab · swab · sample · court-ordered · results · match
dad
Male parent, informal
progenitor · parent · mentor · provider · protector · breadwinner · guardian · custodian · disciplinarian · nurturing
custody
Protective care or control
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- affidavitSworn written statement
- legitimationFormal recognition as lawful
establishment · disestablishment · court · petition · rights · obligations · visitation · adjudication · registry · consent
leave
Sanctioned time away
policy · workplace · employer · newborn · caregiver · entitlement · duration · eligibility · FMLA
- family lawchild custody, child support, alimony, family court, divorce petitions
- family lifebirth, kinship, childbirth, pregnancy, new baby
- parentinggentle parenting, child, mom, children, kids
- fatherhooddad, daddy, papa, pa, pop
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- parenthoodbaby, newborn, pregnancy, birth, childbirth
paternitymaternity
State of being pregnant
motherhood · maternal lineage · maternalism · maternal · matrilineage
- paternity testGenetic proof of parentage
- paternity leaveFather's childcare absence
- paternity suitLawsuit establishing fatherhood
- paternity testingGenetic confirmation of fatherhood
- paternity rightsFather's legal parental claims
- paternity payWages for new fathers