authorship, paternity
(noun) the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; “the authorship of the theory is disputed”
fatherhood, paternity
(noun) the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
paternity
(noun) the state of being a father; “tests were conducted to determine paternity”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
paternity (countable and uncountable, plural paternities)
fatherhood, being a father
parental descent from a father
(legal) legal acknowledgement of a man's fatherhood of a child
(figuratively) authorship
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*ter"ni*ty, n. Etym: [L. paternitas: cf. F. paternité. See Paternal.]
1. The relation of a father to his child; fathership; fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity. The world, while it had scarcity of people, underwent no other dominion than paternity and eldership. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child.
3. Origin; authorship. The paternity of these novels was . . . disputed. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 June 2025
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
