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paternidad

fatherhood

noun pah-tehr-nee-DAHD Rare

Origin: From Latin paternitas (fatherly quality).

Also means

paternity

Usage Note

Paternidad covers both the legal/biological state ('paternity' as in prueba de paternidad, paternity test) and the broader experience of being a father ('fatherhood'). Its counterpart is maternidad (motherhood/maternity). In Latin American labour law, licencia de paternidad refers to paternity leave.

Examples

"La paternidad cambió su visión de la vida."

Natural Translation

Fatherhood changed his view of life.

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