French Conversation · Level 115
59 words
French word
paternité
Pronunciation
IPA/patɛʁnite/
Meaning
- feminine nounfatherhood
Example
La paternité change la vie du père.
Fatherhood changes a father's life.
More examples
Le test de paternité a confirmé qu'il était le père.
The paternity test confirmed that he was the father.
Core concept
A father's recognized status and responsibility, extending to the person credited as the source of a work or idea.
Common phrases
assumer la paternité
assume paternity
test de paternité
paternity test
Similar words
père: A man who is the father of a child.
parent: A person who has the role of a father or mother to a child.
Definition in French
État d'être père, c'est-à-dire le fait d'avoir un enfant ou d'assumer la fonction de père.
Word origin
French paternité comes from Latin paternitas, formed from pater, 'father', with the abstract noun suffix -itas.
Usage tips
- Paternité is relatively formal, while everyday French commonly uses être père or devenir père for the personal state of being a father.