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paternity

noun

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as in fatherhood

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Recent Examples of paternity Stephen Kolek was originally going to start but will instead be placed on the paternity list. — Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026 That’s because Sánchez is due to land on the paternity list soon, according to Boone. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026 Ohtani was out of the lineup for the series opener against the Orioles, but the Dodgers did not opt to put him on the paternity list, temporarily playing down a player instead. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026 The arrest came after Tiffany Lee — identified by several outlets as Love's ex — reopened a declaration-of-paternity case on June 11 involving Love, court records show. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for paternity

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Noun

Back in April, when their daughter was just a few weeks old, Melton discussed his own experience of fatherhood on Live with Kelly and Mark.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
The nature of fatherhood is a recurrent preoccupation in McElwee’s work.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 July 2026

Definition of fatherhood

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Her maternity style became part of the conversation, celebrating rather than hiding her changing body.

— Alex Badia, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
According to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, investigators reviewed social media accounts, a website and a billboard in Latin America that advertised maternity packages at South Texas hospitals to foreign nationals.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026

Definition of maternity

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Given so much uncertainty about this rapidly evolving technology and its potential effects on kids, Suskind spends a lot of the book offering parents a practical guide for safely navigating child-rearing in the age of AI.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 July 2026
The military base has been working with Zoo America North American Wildlife Park since 2011 to develop a captive rearing program.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Definition of rearing

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Kent is grateful for the upbringing and support his parents gave him while also teaching him how to be a husband, father and now grandfather.

— Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
Also new, Fidan Novruzova, the Central Saint Martins graduate with Azerbaijani roots and a Moldovan upbringing, who was selected as a semi-finalist for the LVMH Prize in 2024.

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 24 July 2026

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