maternity leave
noun
: time off from a job given a mother to take care of a newborn child
The company granted her maternity leave.
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And by a twist of fate, one that turns out to be very important, someone at the lab goes on maternity leave.
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Lorena Galliot, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2025
With no maternity leave and no childcare in the very early days, Cassie was working the equivalent of three jobs at once.
—Ed Flores, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The report noted the country's parliament had recently passed legislation to extend parental and spousal maternity leave while offering more support so employees with young children can reduce their work hours to care for them.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
When Braun gave birth to the couple’s daughter and went on maternity leave, she was employed as a social media manager for a Swiss company that wasn’t friendly towards remote work.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
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Lorena Galliot, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2025
With no maternity leave and no childcare in the very early days, Cassie was working the equivalent of three jobs at once.
—Ed Flores, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The report noted the country's parliament had recently passed legislation to extend parental and spousal maternity leave while offering more support so employees with young children can reduce their work hours to care for them.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
When Braun gave birth to the couple’s daughter and went on maternity leave, she was employed as a social media manager for a Swiss company that wasn’t friendly towards remote work.
—Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Maternity leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maternity%20leave. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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