maternity leave
Definition of maternity leave
: time off from a job given a mother to take care of a newborn child The company granted her maternity leave.
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: the quality or state of being a mother : motherhood
: the qualities of a mother : motherliness
: a hospital facility designed for the care of women before and during childbirth and for the care of newborn babies
: being or providing care during and immediately before and after childbirth
: designed for wear during pregnancy
: effective for the period close to and including childbirth
: bequeath, devise
: to have remaining after one's death
: to cause to remain as a trace or aftereffect
: permission to do something
: authorized especially extended absence from duty or employment
: an act of leaving : departure
: leaf
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