paternity leave

noun

: time off from a job given to a father after a child is born

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After an unexpected exit for paternity leave, Gutfeld returned to air Monday night to share a comedy monologue (with a few sentimental bits) about fatherhood. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025 What Employers Can Do To Help Employers should foster a culture that normalizes paternity leave. Jack Kelly, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 The 31-year-old, who is currently on paternity leave, has also been left out of the upcoming tour against Sri Lanka, set to kick off on 29 January after confirming his ankle injury faced during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 Before the change, 80% of Finnish fathers took some paternity leave, using an average 44 days out of the 54 offered. Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for paternity leave

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“Paternity leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paternity%20leave. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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