paternity

/pə'tɜrnɪti/ noun
9 letters4 syllables14 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1

The act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing.

2

The kinship relation between an offspring and the father.

3

The state of being a father.

“tests were conducted to determine paternity”

WORD FORMS
Related formpaternal
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
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Pig Latinaternitypay
Starts & ends withP … Y
Syllablespa · ter · ni · ty
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