paternity test

/pəˌtɛrnədi tɛst/
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Definitions of paternity test
  1. noun
    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
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    type of:
    assay, check
    an appraisal of the state of affairs
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