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family leave

American  

noun

  1. a leave of absence from work in order to have or take care of a baby or to care for an ailing family member.

Etymology

Origin of family leave

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

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This includes a new payroll tax to fund a state-run paid family leave program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

In 2018 Walmart said it would pay workers at least $11 per hour and would offer full-time store workers the same paid family leave as corporate employees for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

How should we think about paid family leave?

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

The shadow business secretary said: "If you've no job in the first place it doesn't matter how much family leave you get."

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

And should he and his family leave the city?

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

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