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Maternity leave and parental leave is absolutely vital for strengthening families. It's an issue for men and women.
Quentin Bryce

Meaning of "maternity leave" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MATERNITY LEAVE

maternity leave play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MATERNITY LEAVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Maternity leave is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MATERNITY LEAVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

maternity leave

Parental leave

Parental leave is an employee benefit that provides paid or unpaid time off work to care for a child or make arrangements for the child's welfare. The term "parental leave" includes maternity, paternity, and adoption leave. Often, the minimum benefits are stipulated by law.

Definition of maternity leave in the English dictionary

The definition of maternity leave in the dictionary is a period of paid absence from work, in Britain currently six months, to which a woman is legally entitled during the months immediately before and after childbirth.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MATERNITY LEAVE

materialness
materials
materiel
maternal
maternal death
maternal deprivation
maternal health care
maternal instinct
maternalism
maternalistic
maternally
maternity
maternity allowance
maternity benefit
maternity dress
maternity grant
maternity home
maternity hospital
maternity pay
maternity ward

WORDS THAT END LIKE MATERNITY LEAVE

absent without leave
annual leave
by your leave
by-your-leave
cleave
compassionate leave
French leave
home leave
interleave
leave
on leave
parental leave
paternity leave
sabbatical leave
shore leave
sick leave
sleave
study leave
take leave
ticket of leave
weave

Synonyms and antonyms of maternity leave in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «maternity leave» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MATERNITY LEAVE

Find out the translation of maternity leave to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of maternity leave from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «maternity leave» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

产假
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

baja de maternidad
570 millions of speakers

English

maternity leave
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मातृत्व अवकाश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إِجَازَةُ وَضْع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

декретный отпуск
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

licença-maternidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাতৃত্বকালীন ছুটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

congé maternité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

cuti bersalin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mutterschaftsurlaub
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

出産休暇
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

출산휴가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Maternity ninggalake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghỉ đẻ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மகப்பேறு விடுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रसूती रजा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Doğum izni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

congedo di maternità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

urlop macierzyński
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

декрет
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

concediu de maternitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άδεια μητρότητας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kraamverlof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mammaledighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svangerskapspermisjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of maternity leave

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MATERNITY LEAVE»

The term «maternity leave» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.959 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MATERNITY LEAVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «maternity leave» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «maternity leave» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about maternity leave

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7 QUOTES WITH «MATERNITY LEAVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word maternity leave.
1
Quentin Bryce
Maternity leave and parental leave is absolutely vital for strengthening families. It's an issue for men and women.
2
Julie Chen
I'm not taking maternity leave from 'Big Brother.' I e-mailed my boss over there this weekend and I said, 'Don't worry. I can still do the show!
3
Madeleine M. Kunin
Every time a woman leaves the workforce because she can't find or afford childcare, or she can't work out a flexible arrangement with her boss, or she has no paid maternity leave, her family's income falls down a notch. Simultaneously, national productivity numbers decline.
4
Madeleine M. Kunin
One reason the United States is one of three countries in the world that do not have any form of paid maternity leave is that many American business leaders, like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, oppose any family-friendly policies. They scare people into thinking maternity leave will be a job killer.
5
Jane Pauley
I'm excited about going back to 'Today,' but, at odd moments, I'll grit my teeth in anxiety. I feel like a student before the start of school. I've got my new shoes and my book bag, but I'm not sure I'll remember how to do trigonometry. During my maternity leave, I haven't used many words of more than one syllable.
6
Elizabeth Price
For women who have children, the economic difficulty of sustaining a life as an artist maybe makes it impossible. There's no maternity leave, there's no pension.
7
Trish Stratus
And in the future, you know, maybe there's kids in the future for me, I don't really know. The interesting thing with me is that there has never been a woman doing what I'm doing at this level for this long. So, it's like, would Vince give me maternity leave?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MATERNITY LEAVE»

Discover the use of maternity leave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to maternity leave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Your Maternity Leave
A guide for working mothers discusses the ins and outs of the maternity leave, describing preparations during pregnancy, making the most of the maternity leave, and adjusting to a return to work
Jean Marzollo, 1991
2
Maternity and Work
Forty-two days of prenatal and 42 days of postnatal maternity leave. A woman who takes maternity leave must forfeit her annual leave for the calendar year in which she takes maternity leave and, if she has already taken annual leave in that ...
‎1994
3
Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety
Yet, while an employee may be covered by a law; the enjoyment of certain benefits, in particular maternity leave and cash benefits, may depend on certain eligibility requirements. Thus, while most countries protect maternity; working women ...
Jeanne Mager Stellman, 1998
4
Maternity Protection at Work: Revision of the Maternity ...
Republic of Korea. FKTU. A woman who has a miscarriage for inevitable reasons should be entitled to leave commensurate to the maternity leave specified in the Article. Lebanon. The economic and social conditions of some Members do not ...
‎2000
5
Maternity Leave: Policy and Practice
Policy and Practice Victoria Gordon. runs concurrently with leave under FMLA in terms of job protection for 12 weeks, and the university extends job protection for the full 16 weeks as part of its organizational policy. Under this leave plan, the ...
Victoria Gordon, 2013
6
Waud's Employment Law: The Practical Guide for Human ...
14.13 An employee returning to work after her ordinary maternity leave has the right to do so in the job she occupied before that period of leave began (that is to say, in her original job) - unless, as is explained in the next paragraph, she takes  ...
Peter Chandler, 2003
7
Philippine Short Stories, 1925-1940
Thank heaven, she was thinking, I have no children to raise, no maternity leave to worry about. She looked at Lucia, pitying her in the only way she knew, and that was with a tinge of contempt. Luz, the youngest and only unmarried woman in ...
Leopoldo Y. Yabes, 1997
8
Maternity Leave Policy in the U.S. Police Departments and ...
Providing an understanding of how maternity leave is handled by individual organizations in the United States only, a quantitative study is conducted that examines local variation in policy formulation. Employee leave due to maternity is  ...
Corina S. Schulze, 2008
9
Maternity at Work: A Review of National Legislation : ...
In this section, different aspects of maternity leave provisions, as specified in the ILO standards on maternity protection, are considered. The first part considers the duration of statutory maternity leave around the world. The second analyses the ...
Ida Öun, Gloria Pardo Trujillo, 2005
10
The FBI Career Guide: Inside Information on Getting Chosen ...
To be eligible for these benefits the agent must have completed at least one year of service. Maternity leave is granted as a leave of absence when an agent intends to return to her position. Generally, this period does not exceed six months.
Joseph W. Koletar, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MATERNITY LEAVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term maternity leave is used in the context of the following news items.
1
New Maternity Leave Trust Fund launched in bid to end gender …
A Maternity Leave Trust Fund to which employers have to make contributions started operating on July 6. Employers will contribute the ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
2
SecNav extends maternity leave
Female service members now have 18 weeks of maternity leave extended from the previous six-week limit. The new mothers are also allowed ... «DVIDS, Jul 15»
3
Labour law recast to add more leave to maternity, gratuity to be …
NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi-led NDA government is looking to enhance maternity leave for working women from three months to six ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
4
EU move on Maternity Leave Directive slammed
McCarthy said, “The proposed Maternity Leave Directive had the potential to provide mothers across Europe with a minimum standard of ... «Leitrim Observer, Jul 15»
5
US Navy Tripling Amount Of Paid Maternity Leave To 18 Weeks
Women in the U.S. Navy and Marines now have up to 18 weeks of paid maternity leave, according to The Associated Press, and some wonder ... «Dispatch Times, Jul 15»
6
Moms of surrogate babies can get maternity leave: HC
"A female employee, who is the commissioning mother, would be entitled to apply for maternity leave under sub-rule (1) of Rule 43. «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
Amanda gets teary after covering Holly's maternity leave
Amanda Holden had her last day on This Morning today, after co-hosting the show with Phillip Schofield in Holly Willoughby's absence. «Closer, Jul 15»
8
Maternity leave isn't enough, now IBM will ship breast milk for free
IBM is going to make life a little bit easier for its working mothers with babies—the company will launch a program to ship employees' ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
9
Lots Of Other Countries Mandate Paid Leave. Why Not The U.S.?
Secondary school teacher Sarah Ward at home on maternity leave with her 3-month-old daughter, Esme Kelliher. A resident of New Zealand, ... «KCCU, Jul 15»
10
Adoptive mum petitions for equal maternity leave
Laverne Vermeulen has launched a petition calling for adoptive parents to get our months maternity leave. Picture: Stock.XCHNG. «Eyewitness News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Maternity leave [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/maternity-leave>. Apr 2024 ».
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