paternity leave

English

Noun

paternity leave (usually uncountable, plural paternity leaves)

A leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby.
Hypernym: parental leave

Coordinate term: maternity leave

My husband is on a 3-month paternity leave while he looks after our newborn baby and I'm working abroad.

Derived terms

pawternity leave

Translations

leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Danish: barsel c
Dutch: vaderschapsverlof (nl)
Finnish: isyysloma
French: congé de paternité (fr) m
German: Vaterschaftsurlaub m
Polish: urlop ojcowski (pl) m
Portuguese: licença-paternidade f
Swedish: faderskapsledighet
Turkish: babalık izni

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