PATERNITY TEST
Dictionary entry overview: What does paternity test mean? • PATERNITY TEST (noun)
The noun PATERNITY TEST has 1 sense:
1. a test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child; negative results prove he was not the father but positive results show only that he could be
Familiarity information: PATERNITY TEST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PATERNITY TEST (noun)
Meaning:
A test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child; negative results prove he was not the father but positive results show only that he could be
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("paternity test" is a kind of...):
assay; check (an appraisal of the state of affairs)
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