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maternity leave

ma·ter·ni·ty leave
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muh-tur-ni-tee leev]
    • /məˈtɜr nɪ ti liv/
    • /məˈtɜː.nə.ti liːv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muh-tur-ni-tee leev]
    • /məˈtɜr nɪ ti liv/

Definitions of maternity leave words

  • noun maternity leave a leave of absence for an expectant or new mother for the birth and care of the baby. 1
  • noun maternity leave time off work for a new mother 1
  • noun maternity leave 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 0
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Origin of maternity leave

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Maternity leave

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Maternity leave

maternity leave popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

maternity leave usage trend in Literature

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