paternity leave
noun
a leave of absence from a job for a father to care for a new baby.
paternity leaves
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pluralof paternity leave.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Thanks to the set up, Amin was able to take two paternity leaves of three weeks each in 2024 and 2025.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026
On the right-hand side of the chart, Northern European countries with generous paternity leaves, like Sweden, Finland, and Denmark, tend to have high male participation in household labor and higher-than-average birth rates for the OECD.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2025
He also vowed to promote paternity leaves for working fathers to ease the burden of child-rearing and home-making on working mothers.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2020
And the way they did it was by creating these paternity leaves, transforming their company internally and financing a feature film about modern dads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2020
Academic research, set mostly in Europe, provides additional evidence of how paternity leaves help mothers.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2015
