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paternity

noun

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as in fatherhood

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Recent Examples of paternity There was a great deal of speculation about the paternity of Dannielynn after Smith’s death. — Imani Sumbi, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026 Prince Laurent has registered his paternity of Vandenkerckhove with Belgium’s civil registry, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 Povich’s first season, meanwhile, featured episodes about HIV-positive couples, teen boot camps, and paternity drama. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Aug. 2026 Eventually, their bond will sour with Raskova using her knowledge of Zoya’s scandalous paternity (Zoya’s father is heavily hinted to be either Brezhnev or a son of Brezhnev) against Irina somehow, until Irina turns the tables on Raskova herself. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for paternity

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Huncho spoke to Complex about how fatherhood has already brought positive change to his life.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026
Ali stars as Latif, a devoutly religious hitman who struggles to balance work, faith and fatherhood.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of fatherhood

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Co-writers Lustig and Roth were born in the same Toronto maternity ward on either side of midnight and grew up together at summer camp and have been best friends for decades.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
The attack on Kyiv damaged more than 50 civilian sites, including apartment blocks, post offices, a maternity hospital and a textile plant, Vyhivskyi, the interior minister, said.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of maternity

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Family balance Allowing both parents to have sufficient time off to bond and adjust to their new roles can also have longer-term benefits within the family unit and contribute toward more equity in child rearing.

— Megan Kuykendoll, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
For many would-be parents, the demands of child rearing are not the first hurdle.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

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Roosevelt’s patrician upbringing, as well as ties to her husband’s career, led to certain frictions between the two, with Murray consistently urging the First Lady to act on behalf of Black Americans and other oppressed peoples.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
In a story based on his Staten Island upbringing, the comic plays Scott, a 24-year-old high school dropout grappling with the loss of his firefighter father, who died in a blaze when Scott was 7.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

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