Thesaurus results for PATERNITY

paternity

noun

Definition of paternity

as in fatherhood

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of paternity Buehler had opened the series on the paternity list before getting reinstated on Monday. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 The testing identified the hairs as belonging to Jefferson and provided what’s likely to be the best confirmation possible of his paternity, short of exhuming the former president’s remains. — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026 The President’s genes were then compared with those of dozens of putative descendants, revealing so much overlap that his paternity of Hemings’s children is virtually certain. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026 Madison’s branch, however, retained its African American identity and passed down the story of Jefferson’s paternity. — Andrew Lawler, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for paternity

Recent Examples of Synonyms for paternity

Noun

The actor went on to say that his famous older brothers, Macaulay Culkin, 46, and Kieran Culkin, 44, — who are also both fathers — have given him space to embrace fatherhood in his own way.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2026
Lee uses the image as a metaphor for fatherhood and the sacrifices parents make for their children.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of fatherhood

Noun

Some of her dysmorphia comes from her upbringing and identity as a Black woman, but other parts of it have been taught to her by a fashion industry that her grandson is now firmly part of.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Stewart said that upbringing gave him reason to get out of the house and lose himself in activities like acting.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of upbringing

Browse Nearby Words

paternities

paternity

paters

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Paternity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paternity. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of paternity

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

fulsome

Popular in Grammar & Usage

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Old-Timey Vehicles

Ten More Words from Taylor Swift Songs

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes