family leave

noun

: a usually unpaid leave of absence for an employee to attend to family concerns (such as a serious illness or the care of an infant)

Examples of family leave in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Starting next year, most employers will be required to offer employees 12 weeks of family leave and 12 weeks of medical leave, with annual time capped at 20 weeks. —Mars King, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025

His own protection of his family leaves us questioning who actually occupies the role of the thief and the guardian. —Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025

Nikola is trying desperately to hold onto his family farm after his family leaves him to find steadier employment in Germany, and the stork becomes his companion. —Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025

Meanwhile, Harris admitted the Biden administration made another error by not making Americans’ most pressing needs, such as affordable childcare or paid family leave, its top legislative priority. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for family leave

• achieve
• believe
• conceive
• deceive
• naive
• perceive
• receive
• relieve
• reprieve
• retrieve
• breve
• cleave