maternity leave en · NOUN
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(countable, uncountable) A leave of absence from a job for a mother to care of a baby.
I went on maternity leave in May 2022, so have been away for nearly 14 months.
2023 July 26, Stefanie Foster, “Comment: Rebuild trust or it's game over”, in RAIL, number 988, page 3:My wife is on a two year maternity leave while she takes care of her newborn baby.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| maternity leaves | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (33)
de Mutterschutz (leave of absence) · de Erziehungsurlaub (leave of absence) · sv moderskapsledighet (leave of absence) · pl urlop macierzyński (leave of absence) · bg отпуск по майчинство (leave of absence) · ms cuti bersalin (leave of absence) · es diábetes materna (leave of absence) · id cuti hamil (leave of absence) · de Mutterschaftsurlaub (leave of absence) · el άδεια μητρότητας (leave of absence) · fo barnsburðarfarloyvi (leave of absence) · az analıq məzuniyyəti (leave of absence) · tr doğum izni (leave of absence) · pt licença-maternidade (leave of absence) · fi äitiysvapaa (leave of absence) · my မီးဖွားခွင့် (leave of absence) · es excedencia maternal (leave of absence) · el άδεια εγκυμοσύνης (leave of absence) · fr congé de maternité (leave of absence) · cmn 產假 /产假 (leave of absence) · ar إجَازَة أُمُومَة (leave of absence) · ru декре́тный о́тпуск (leave of absence) · af kraamverlof (leave of absence) · nl moederschapsrust (leave of absence) · cmn 育嬰假 /育婴假 (leave of absence) · tr analık izni (leave of absence) · nl zwangerschapsverlof (leave of absence) · ru о́тпуск по бере́менности и ро́дам (leave of absence) · es permiso de maternidad (leave of absence) · ja 産休 (leave of absence) · da barsel (leave of absence) · cs mateřská dovolená (leave of absence) · ja 育児休業 (leave of absence)