paternity leave
A leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a babyA leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby.
» Finland offers fathers nine weeks of paternity leave.
In Finnland haben Väter ein Anrecht auf neun Wochen Vaterschaftsurlaub. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Отцы в Финляндии имеют право на девять недель декретного отпуска. — Wezel
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1 senses(uncountable, usually)A leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby.
My husband is on a three-month paternity leave while he looks after our newborn baby and I’m working abroad.
Vaterschaftsurlaub
A paternity leave is a parental leave that a father can take after the birth of his child.
Examples
4 sentencesFinland offers fathers nine weeks of paternity leave.
ruОтцы в Финляндии имеют право на девять недель декретного отпуска. — Wezel
deIn Finnland haben Väter ein Anrecht auf neun Wochen Vaterschaftsurlaub. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is on paternity leave.
ruТом в декретном отпуске. — marafon
Many countries supplement pregnancy and maternity leave with at least a few weeks of paternity leave.
We should guarantee paid maternity leave and paid paternity leave, too. That’s how you value families.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From paternity + leave, modelled after maternity leave.From paternity + leave, modelled after maternity leave.
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Forms
plural: paternity leaves| Singular | paternity leave |
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uncountable
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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