"paternity leave" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paternity leaves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} paternity leave (usually uncountable, plural paternity leaves)
  1. A leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby. Wikipedia link: parental leave Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Pregnancy Derived forms: pawternity leave Translations (leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby): barsel [common-gender] (Danish), vaderschapsverlof (Dutch), isyysloma (Finnish), congé de paternité [masculine] (French), Vaterschaftsurlaub [masculine] (German), urlop ojcowski [masculine] (Polish), licença-paternidade [feminine] (Portuguese), faderskapsledighet (Swedish), babalık izni (Turkish)

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