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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 Japan and Hungary, for example, policies like expanded paid family leave and monthly per-child allowances led to only modest increases in the birthrate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 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

Yet the Legislature’s two previous efforts to extend paid family leave to teachers have failed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

“What’re you talking about? Why wouldn’t your family leave the house?”

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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