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maternity leave
noun
- a leave of absence for an expectant or new mother for the birth and care of the baby.
maternity leave
noun
- a period of paid absence from work, in Britain currently six months, to which a woman is legally entitled during the months immediately before and after childbirth
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Word History and Origins
Origin of maternity leave1
First recorded in 1965–70
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Example Sentences
“He was talking about getting rid of Savannah two weeks off her maternity leave,” says the NBC News type.
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Maternity leave and all that stuff is super important to me.
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In a familiar story, the U.S. has no law guaranteeing any paid maternity leave and is the only industrialized nation to do so.
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“I was trying to get everything together for maternity leave,” Uriguen says.
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One finding with potential political implications is widespread support for paid maternity leave, even among Republicans.
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