maternity leave
noun
: time off from a job given a mother to take care of a newborn child
The company granted her maternity leave.
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Her announcement had come months after another employee had returned from maternity leave.
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Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
That’s ‘Not a Good Idea’ Kylie Kelce ‘Roasts’ Herself Over Newborn Baby’s Name, Shares Other Options She and Jason Considered
Elsewhere in the Not Gonna Lie segment, Kylie opened up about maternity leave.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 29 May 2025
In 1994 a teacher at Boston Latin Academy decided to extend her maternity leave.
—Michael Maguire, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
The full council was together last year about 44% of the time — or 60% not counting Yang’s maternity leave.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 7 May 2025
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Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
That’s ‘Not a Good Idea’ Kylie Kelce ‘Roasts’ Herself Over Newborn Baby’s Name, Shares Other Options She and Jason Considered
Elsewhere in the Not Gonna Lie segment, Kylie opened up about maternity leave.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 29 May 2025
In 1994 a teacher at Boston Latin Academy decided to extend her maternity leave.
—Michael Maguire, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
The full council was together last year about 44% of the time — or 60% not counting Yang’s maternity leave.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 7 May 2025
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“Maternity leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maternity%20leave. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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