maternity leave
noun
: 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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Physio Ash Pracy departs while head of women’s physio Amy Cranston is also taking maternity leave on a temporary basis.
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Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Alvarez took maternity leave and struggled with just one kid.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Executive director of football operations, Kelly Kleine Van Calligan, was on maternity leave.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
The last day of work before maternity leave feels especially anticlimactic.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 27 Aug. 2025
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Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Alvarez took maternity leave and struggled with just one kid.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Executive director of football operations, Kelly Kleine Van Calligan, was on maternity leave.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
The last day of work before maternity leave feels especially anticlimactic.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Maternity leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maternity%20leave. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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