paternity
//pəˈtɜːnɪti//
Noun
paternitySingular
1
The state of being a father.
He embraced paternity with joy when his first child was born.
2
The identity of the biological father of a child, especially as established through legal or scientific means.
A DNA test was conducted to establish paternity.
3
Origin or authorship from a male source.
The paternity of this anonymous poem remains a mystery.