paternity test
noun
: a test especially of DNA or genetic traits to determine whether a given man could be the biological father of a given child
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Anderson envisioned the scene where Penn’s Lockjaw does his paternity test with Willa as taking place in a chapel, so La Purisima’s sanctuary provided the perfect backdrop for his perverse quest.
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Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
Investigators found Javier Martinez Calzada, a paralegal, marketed legal help to a man seeking a paternity test for a custody case.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
The immediate developments to watch included any court filings that formally detail payments, custody arrangements and paternity test records, and any on-the-record comments from attorneys representing either side.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
For much of the twentieth century, the closest thing to a paternity test was the ABO blood-type test, invented in 1924 by a German doctor named Fritz Schiff.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
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Pat Saperstein, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
Investigators found Javier Martinez Calzada, a paralegal, marketed legal help to a man seeking a paternity test for a custody case.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
The immediate developments to watch included any court filings that formally detail payments, custody arrangements and paternity test records, and any on-the-record comments from attorneys representing either side.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
For much of the twentieth century, the closest thing to a paternity test was the ABO blood-type test, invented in 1924 by a German doctor named Fritz Schiff.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
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paternity test
noun
pa·ter·ni·ty test
pə-ˈtər-nət-ē- 
: a test especially of DNA or genetic traits to determine whether a given man could be the biological father of a given child
paternity testing
noun
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