paternity leave

noun

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

Examples of paternity leave in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Bello will be counted on to pick the team up Monday when he’s activated from the paternity leave list to start the opener against Texas. —

Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2024 For example, Italy’s 2020 Family Act – a comprehensive program that provides family allowances, increases paternity leave, supplements the salaries of mothers and subsidizes child care – has not stemmed the country’s falling fertility rate. —

Emily Klancher Merchant, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024 Meanwhile, most countries guarantee paid maternity leave and paid paternity leave. —

Kate Murphy, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024 Better access to fertility treatment and a dramatic overhaul of maternity and paternity leave policy would also be welcome. —

Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, Vogue, 5 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for paternity leave

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