paternity test
noun
: a test especially of DNA or genetic traits to determine whether a given man could be the biological father of a given child
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A woman refused to help pay for her brother's wedding until his fiancée took a paternity test.
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
In the end, the case came down to a simple paternity test.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
The victim, Jasmine Dunbar, and her ex-boyfriend Antwaun Ware were on the road heading to take a paternity test near Phoenix, Ariz., in March 2018, when she was last seen, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office said in a statement.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Read Next National Ex-boyfriend met her for paternity test.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
In the end, the case came down to a simple paternity test.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
The victim, Jasmine Dunbar, and her ex-boyfriend Antwaun Ware were on the road heading to take a paternity test near Phoenix, Ariz., in March 2018, when she was last seen, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office said in a statement.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Read Next National Ex-boyfriend met her for paternity test.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
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paternity test
noun
pa·ter·ni·ty test
pə-ˈtər-nət-ē- 
: a test especially of DNA or genetic traits to determine whether a given man could be the biological father of a given child
paternity testing
noun
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