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paternity leave

pa·ter·ni·ty leave
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [puh-tur-ni-tee leev]
    • /pəˈtɜr nɪ ti liv/
    • /pəˈtɜː.nɪ.ti liːv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puh-tur-ni-tee leev]
    • /pəˈtɜr nɪ ti liv/

Definitions of paternity leave words

  • noun paternity leave a leave of absence from a job for a father to care for a new baby. 1
  • noun paternity leave time off work for a new father 1
  • uncountable noun paternity leave If a man has paternity leave, his employer allows him some time off work because his child has just been born. 0
  • noun paternity leave a period of paid absence from work, in the UK currently two weeks, to which a man is legally entitled immediately after the birth of his child 0
  • noun paternity leave a period of paid or unpaid absence from work granted to a man by his employer immediately after the birth of his child 0
  • noun paternity leave temporary leave from work granted to the father of a newborn 0
See all 6 definitions of paternity leave

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Origin of paternity leave

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Paternity leave

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

paternity 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 about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

paternity leave usage trend in Literature

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