"pat leave" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pat leaves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pat leave (countable and uncountable, plural pat leaves)
  1. (informal) Clipping of paternity leave. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: paternity leave
    Sense id: en-pat_leave-en-noun-vPwlTRsk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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