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parental leave

American  

noun

  1. a leave of absence from a job for a parent to care for a new baby.


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We have agitated for paid parental leave, universal childcare, better public schools, child allowances, and other help for struggling parents.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

It offers paid parental leave, then a variety of care options afterward, largely cost-adjusted according to family income.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

Disney currently provides up to eight weeks of paid parental leave.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

A government spokesperson said: "We've made paternity and unpaid parental leave day one rights through our Employment Rights Act, and have rolled out 30 hours of funded childcare a week to working families."

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

She includes a list of general policy prescriptions for politicians, such as paid child care and expanded parental leave, but lets the chief executives off easy by comparison.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

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