Paternity may refer to:
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Father
A father is the male parent of a child. Besides the paternal bonds of a father to his children, the father may have a parental, legal, and social relationship with the child that carries with it certain rights and obligations. A biological fat ...
, the male parent of a (human) child
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Paternity (law)
Paternity law refers to body of law underlying legal relationship between a father and his biological or adopted children and deals with the rights and obligations of both the father and the child to each other as well as to others. A child's ...
, fatherhood as a matter of law
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''Paternity'' (film), a 1981 comedy film starring Burt Reynolds
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"Paternity" (''House''), a 2004 episode of the television series ''House''
See also
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Parental leave
Parental leave, or family leave, is an employee benefit available in almost all countries. The term "parental leave" may include maternity, paternity, and adoption leave; or may be used distinctively from "maternity leave" and "paternity leave ...
, also called paternity leave, a leave of absence taken to allow a father to attend to family needs associated with fatherhood
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