Paternity establishment refers to the process of determining the legal father of a child. When a child is born to unmarried parents, the child has no legal father. In New York, unmarried parents can establish paternity in two ways: by signing a voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity form; or.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  pleasant(adj) affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings. we had a pleasant evening together; a pleasant scene; pleasant sensations. 2  pleasant(adj) (of persons) having pleasing manners or behavior.
late 14c. (early 14c. as a surname), from Old French plaisant pleasant, pleasing, agreeable (12c.), present participle of plaisir to please (see please). Pleasantry has the word's modern French sense of funny, jocular..