paternity leave

English

Noun

paternity leave (usually uncountable, plural paternity leaves)

1. A leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby.

   My husband is on a 3-month paternity leave while he looks after our newborn baby and I'm working abroad.

Related terms

• maternity leave
• parental leave

Translations

leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Danish: barsel c
• Dutch: vaderschapsverlof (nl)
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• Finnish: isyysloma
• French: congé de paternité m
• Swedish: faderskapsledighet