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noun
an assessment of possible paternity based on a comparison of the genetic markers of the offspring and those of the putative father.
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Origin of paternity test
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby paternity test
paternalism, paternalistic, paternity, paternity leave, paternity suit, paternity test, paternoster, Pater Patriae, Paterson, Paterson's curse, pâte tendre
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