The custom or practice of identifying a father through one of his children is known as ........

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The custom or practice of identifying a father through one of his children is known as

couvades

teknonymy

linkage

patrimony

- Option 1: Couvades

- This is a custom where fathers experience or mimic the symptoms of pregnancy and childbirth while their partners are having babies.

- Not about identifying fathers through their children.

- Option 2: Teknonymy

- This is the practice of identifying a parent (usually the father) by referring to them through their child’s name.

- For example, calling a man "father of John."

- Option 3: Linkage

- This term refers to connections or relationships, but not specifically to naming customs involving fathers and children.

- Option 4: Patrimony

- This refers to inheritance or property passed from fathers to children, not a naming custom.

Correct answer: Option 2: Teknonymy

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