heteropaternity

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noun

The situation when there is more than one father of the children in a multiple birth.

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Meanings

nounheteropaternity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe situation when there is more than one father of the children in a multiple birth.

Origin

From hetero- + paternity.

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APA

heteropaternity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteropaternity

MLA

“heteropaternity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteropaternity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heteropaternity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteropaternity.

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