"paternity leave" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pəˈtɜːnɪti ˌliːv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pəˈtɜ(ɹ)nəti ˌliv/ [General-American], [-ɾi] [General-American] Forms: paternity leaves [plural]
Etymology: From paternity + leave, modelled after maternity leave. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|paternity|leave|notext=1|type=exocentric}} paternity + leave 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. 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), saoire atharthachta (Irish), urlop ojcowski [masculine] (Polish), licença-paternidade [feminine] (Portuguese), faderskapsledighet (Swedish), babalık izni (Turkish)

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      "sense": "leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby",
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      "sense": "leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby",
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      "sense": "leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby",
      "word": "faderskapsledighet"
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