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paternity

/pəˈtɜːrnəti/ American
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  • n. 父亲身份
  • n. 来源
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Definition
  • n. the fact of being the father of a child
  • n. the origin of something
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Example
He took paternity leave to care for his newborn daughter.
他休了陪产假来照顾刚出生的女儿。
Word familypatern-
n.
paternalismL6
adj.
paternalL5paternalisticL6
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