paternity

paternité

Lien entre un père et son enfant reconnu par la loi.

En anglais simple : The legally recognized relationship between a father and his child.

• A DNA test confirmed his paternity.
• The court must establish paternity before ordering child support.
• He acknowledged paternity soon after the baby was born.

Synonymes : fatherhood

Contraires : maternity

Expressions courantes : paternity test, establish paternity, acknowledge paternity

paternité

Fait d’avoir créé une œuvre, ou droit d’en être reconnu comme l’auteur.

En anglais simple : The fact or right of being the person who created a piece of work.

• The poet claimed paternity of the verse.
• The contract protects the artist’s right of paternity.
• Scholars disputed the paternity of the unsigned essay.

Comment l'utiliser : paternity of something (She claimed paternity of the design.)

Synonymes : authorship

Expressions courantes : paternity of something, claim paternity, right of paternity