paternity suit

1. 1.

   a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)

   Synonymsbastardy proceeding

   Broaderlawsuit

   law

Questions about paternity suit

What does paternity suit mean?

paternity suit means "a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)".

What is another word for paternity suit?

Close synonyms include bastardy proceeding. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is paternity suit a common word?