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paternity test

n.

A test using blood group identification of a mother, child, and putative father to establish the probability of paternity.

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paternity testing n.

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Noun

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paternity test - 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 assay, check - an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress"