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paternity leave

noun
/pəˈtɜːnɪti ˌliːv/UK/pəˈtɜ(ɹ)nəti ˌliv/US

Etymology

From paternity + leave, modelled after maternity leave.

  1. derived from *leyp-✻ — “to stick; fat”
  2. inherited from *laibijaną✻ — “to let stay, leave”
  3. inherited from *laibijan✻
  4. inherited from lǣfan — “to leave”
  5. inherited from leven
  6. compounded as paternity leave — “paternity + leave”

Definitions

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

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

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA