maternity leave

noun

: time off from a job given a mother to take care of a newborn child

The company granted her maternity leave.

Examples of maternity leave in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2020, the WNBA rectified their Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that included full salaries on maternity leave, a child care stipend, and benefits to support adoption, surrogacy and fertility treatments. —Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025

Players are guaranteed their full salaries while on maternity leave. —Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025

One person familiar with her role says she was brought back on then as an executive assistant to cover for a colleague out on maternity leave. —John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025

In an episode of Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce released on Thursday, April 10 — previously tapped, as Kelce welcomed her daughter Finn on March 30 and is currently on maternity leave — a listener asked how Kelce kept her cool while interviewing the former First Lady. —Rachel McRady, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for maternity leave

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