maternity leave

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maternity leave (countable and uncountable, plural maternity leaves)

  1. A leave of absence from a job for a mother to care of a baby.
    Hypernym: parental leave
    Coordinate term: paternity leave
    My wife is on a two year maternity leave while she takes care of her newborn baby.
    • 2023 July 26, Stefanie Foster, “Comment: Rebuild trust or it's game over”, in RAIL, number 988, page 3:
      I went on maternity leave in May 2022, so have been away for nearly 14 months.

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