maternity leave

noun

Definitions

  1. A leave of absence from a job for a mother to care of a baby.

    • My wife is on a two year maternity leave while she takes care of her newborn baby.
    • I went on maternity leave in May 2022, so have been away for nearly 14 months.

The neighborhood

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