paternity suit paternity • paternity test · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · paternity suit · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) 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). Synonyms: paternity suit, bastardy proceeding. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · bastardy proceeding · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075 y latin small letter y U+0079