paternity

English Thesaurus

1. the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing (noun.act)

hypernym	:	creation, foundation, founding, initiation, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination,
definition	:	the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new (noun.act)

2. the kinship relation between an offspring and the father (noun.linkdef)

hypernym	:	family relationship, kinship, relationship,
definition	:	(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption (noun.linkdef)

3. the state of being a father (noun.state)

hypernym	:	state,
definition	:	the way something is with respect to its main attributes (noun.tops)

4. the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing (noun.act)

derivation	:	author, generator, source,
definition	:	someone who originates or causes or initiates something (noun.person)

5. the kinship relation between an offspring and the father (noun.linkdef)

derivation	:	agnate, agnatic, paternal,
definition	:	related on the father's side (adj.all)

6. the state of being a father (noun.state)

derivation	:	paternal,
definition	:	characteristic of a father (adj.all)

7. the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing (noun.act)

derivation	:	author, generator, source,
definition	:	someone who originates or causes or initiates something (noun.person)

8. the kinship relation between an offspring and the father (noun.linkdef)

derivation	:	agnate, agnatic, paternal,
definition	:	related on the father's side (adj.all)

9. the state of being a father (noun.state)

derivation	:	paternal,
definition	:	characteristic of a father (adj.all)