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paternity suit

paternity suit noun: a lawsuit to identify a child's father and establish child support.

Noun

paternity suit (plural paternity suits)

  1. A lawsuit to identify a child's father and establish child support.

Forms of paternity suit

pluralpaternity suits

Questions about paternity suit

What does paternity suit mean?
Paternity suit means a lawsuit to identify a child's father and establish child support.
What part of speech is paternity suit?
Paternity suit is a noun.
What is the plural of paternity suit?
The plural of paternity suit is paternity suits.

Words near paternity suit in the dictionary

  1. paternals
  2. paternities
  3. paternity
  4. paternity leave
  5. paternity leaves
  6. paternity suit
  7. paternity suits
  8. paternity test
  9. paternity tests
  10. Paterno
  11. Paternos

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