paternity leave

noun

: time off from a job given to a father after a child is born

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Chapman will take six weeks of paternity leave. Adam Beam, AJC.com, 22 June 2026 At that time, the team shared the news that Ohtani was away from the team on paternity leave. Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 20 June 2026 Complicating matters even further in the short-term, Xander Bogaerts went on paternity leave on Tuesday as Will Wagner arrived from El Paso to serve as the DH and five-hole hitter. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026 There is also a call-up in the 15-man squad for Essex batter Jordan Cox, who was due to make his Test debut in New Zealand at the end of 2024 while Jamie Smith was on paternity leave before badly damaging a finger in practice. Paul Newman, New York Times, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for paternity leave

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“Paternity leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paternity%20leave. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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