maternity leave
noun
: time off from a job given a mother to take care of a newborn child
The company granted her maternity leave.
Examples of maternity leave in a Sentence
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Osaka returned from maternity leave earlier this year after announcing her pregnancy just days before Australian Open in January 2023.
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Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2024
Today: a graphic designer on maternity leave spends some of her income on a new swimsuit.
—Refinery29 Australia Team, refinery29.com, 8 Jan. 2024
Meanwhile, most countries guarantee paid maternity leave and paid paternity leave.
—Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 31 July 2024
Sarah Harris, the global network lead and European deputy editor for Vogue, is stepping into a new role as editor at large after returning from maternity leave, WWD has learned.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 25 June 2024
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Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2024
Today: a graphic designer on maternity leave spends some of her income on a new swimsuit.
—Refinery29 Australia Team, refinery29.com, 8 Jan. 2024
Meanwhile, most countries guarantee paid maternity leave and paid paternity leave.
—Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 31 July 2024
Sarah Harris, the global network lead and European deputy editor for Vogue, is stepping into a new role as editor at large after returning from maternity leave, WWD has learned.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 25 June 2024
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“Maternity leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maternity%20leave. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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