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In response to our fast-food culture, a 'slow food' movement appeared. Out of hurried parenthood, a move toward slow parenting could be growing. With vital government supports for state-of-the-art public child care and paid parental leave, maybe we would be ready to try slow love and marriage.
Arlie Russell Hochschild

Meaning of "parental leave" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PARENTAL LEAVE

parental leave  [pəˈrentəl liːv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARENTAL LEAVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Parental 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 PARENTAL LEAVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

parental 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 parental leave in the English dictionary

The definition of parental leave in the dictionary is parental leave is time away from work, usually without pay, that parents are allowed in order to look after their children.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARENTAL LEAVE


believe
bɪˈliːv
cleave
kliːv
cleeve
kliːv
disbelieve
ˌdɪsbɪˈliːv
half-sleeve
ˈhɑːfˌsliːv
interleave
ˌɪntəˈliːv
leave
liːv
leve
liːv
make-believe
ˈmeɪkbɪliːv
oversleeve
ˈəʊvəˌsliːv
relieve
rɪˈliːv
shirtsleeve
ˈʃɜːtˌsliːv
sleave
sliːv
sleeve
sliːv
slieve
sliːv
unbelieve
ˌʌnbɪˈliːv
wayleave
ˈweɪˌliːv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARENTAL LEAVE

parent
parent body
parent company
parent group
parent metal
parent teacher association
parent tree
parent-teacher meeting
parentage
parental
parentally
parenteral
parenterally
parentheses
parenthesis
parenthesise
parenthesize
parenthetic
parenthetical
parenthetically

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARENTAL LEAVE

absent without leave
annual leave
by your leave
by-your-leave
compassionate leave
deleave
French leave
garden leave
gardening leave
home leave
mass leave
maternity leave
on leave
paternity leave
sabbatical leave
shore leave
sick leave
study leave
take leave
ticket of leave
weave

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «parental leave» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARENTAL LEAVE

Find out the translation of parental leave to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of parental 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 «parental leave» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

产假
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

baja paternal/maternal
570 millions of speakers

English

parental leave
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पैतृक छोड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إجازة الأبوة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отпуск по уходу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

licença-paternidade {ou} licença-maternidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিতৃত্বকালীন ছুটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

congé parental
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cuti ibu bapa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Elternurlaub
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

育児休暇
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

육아 휴가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cuti parental
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cha mẹ để lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெற்றோர் கடமைக்கான விடுமுறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅरेंटल रजा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ebeveyn izni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

congedo parentale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

urlop rodzicielski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відпустку по догляду
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

concediul pentru creșterea copilului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γονική άδεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ouderschapsverlof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

föräldraledighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

foreldrepermisjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of parental leave

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARENTAL LEAVE»

The term «parental leave» is regularly used and occupies the 69.935 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARENTAL LEAVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «parental leave» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «parental 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 parental leave

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2 QUOTES WITH «PARENTAL LEAVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word parental leave.
1
Quentin Bryce
Maternity leave and parental leave is absolutely vital for strengthening families. It's an issue for men and women.
2
Arlie Russell Hochschild
In response to our fast-food culture, a 'slow food' movement appeared. Out of hurried parenthood, a move toward slow parenting could be growing. With vital government supports for state-of-the-art public child care and paid parental leave, maybe we would be ready to try slow love and marriage.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARENTAL LEAVE»

Discover the use of parental leave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to parental leave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Politics of Parental Leave Policies: Children, ...
The politics of parental leave policies addresses how and why, and by whom, particular policies are created and subsequently developed in particular countries.
Sheila Kamerman, Sheila B. Kamerman, Peter Moss, 2011
2
Taking Time: Parental Leave Policy and Corporate Culture
This book provides an inside look at life in a major US corporation, focusing on the impact of workplace culture on the use of parental leave and those who use it.
Mindy Fried, 1998
3
Equal Parenthood and Social Policy: A Study of Parental ...
Sweden has taken a revolutionary stance on the issue of shared parenthood, promoting it as an official goal through a parental leave program that gives a couple 12 months of paid leave to divide between them to care for new offspring ...
Linda Haas, 1992
4
Nordic Experiences with Parental Leave and Its Impact on ...
This report examines the laws that govern parental leave in five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) from a historical perspective, as well as from the experiences of individuals and the findings of a literature ...
Fríða Rós Valdimarsdóttir, 2006
5
Child Care, Parental Leave, and the Under 3s: Policy ...
The issue of child care policy for children under three is the focus of this work. Leading native scholars examine the child care policies of Germany, Sweden, France, Hungary, Austria, and Finland.
Sheila B. Kamerman, Alfred J. Kahn, 1991
6
Parental Leave, Childcare and Gender Equality in the Nordic ...
This concerns particularly the expansion of childcare and the system of shared parental leave. This book addresses some of these questions through an overview of political and policy developments in Nordic parental leave and childcare.
Dr. Johanna Lammi-Taskula, Berit Brandth, Ann-Zofie Duvander, Ingólfur V. Gíslason, Guðný Björk Eydal og Tine Rostgaard, Ingólfur V. Gíslason, Guðný Björk Eydal, 2011
7
Parental leave: judicial and legislative trends : current ...
Analyzes the employee benefit of paid, or unpaid leave granted by an employer to male of female employees in connection with the birth or adoption of a child.
Mary F. Radford, 1987
8
Work, Family and the Law
Parental Leave in Australia: The Role of the Industrial Relations System Marian Baird* To date, the industrial relations system has provided an important, although at times gendered, vehicle for the provision of parental leave entitlements for ...
Jill Murray, 2005
9
Families, States and Labour Markets: Institutions, Causes ...
of EU countries, however, also extended paid parental leave to fathers (Cohen 1999; Haas 2003). The following sections are devoted to an analysis of the development and generosity of parental leave programmes, marriage subsidies and ...
Tommy Ferrarini, 2006
10
Politicising Parenthood in Scandinavia: Gender Relations in ...
In order to encourage more men to take parental leave, individual and non- transferable rights for fathers have been legislated. Changes in gender relations at the institutional level are expected to change the gendered practices of work—  ...
Anne Lise Ellingsæter, Arnlaug Leira, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARENTAL LEAVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term parental leave is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The paradox of a pro-life church without paid parental leave
In the only industrialized nation without a federal paid parental leave policy, childbirth and adoption can incur a significant financial -- and ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jul 15»
2
Paid parental leave extension back before Parliament again
As part of the regular ballot of private members' bills on Thursday, Labour MP Sue Moroney's Parental Leave and Employment Protection ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
INFOGRAPHIC: What parental leave is currently available to me?
The review recommends extending maternity leave and allowing both parents to benefit from it, creating a paid parental leave period. «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Jul 15»
4
Optimism over paid parental leave bill
NZEI Te Riu Roa has welcomed the news that a Member's Bill to extend paid parental leave to 26 weeks is back before parliament. Labour MP ... «guide2.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
Report calls for paid parental leave to be extended
Not so easily rattled. Minister Reilly publishes report recommending full year paid parental leave for families. pic.twitter.com/JManbG8uuW. «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
6
One-year parental leave could cost €273m annually, working group …
One-year parental leave could cost €273m annually, working group ... extra cost of providing one-year parental leave at €273 million each year. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
7
Blueprint proposes subsidised childcare for working parents
Extending paid parental leave from six months to a full year. At present, mothers are entitled to six months paid maternity leave and a further 3½ ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
8
'Enhanced' parental leave part of family aid reforms
A raft of new proposals to “enhance” parental leave, extend free pre-school education, and “reform” State aid to young families are expected to ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
9
Greek default also on parental leave
By prohibiting a male civil servant whose wife does not work from taking parental leave, Greek legislation is incompatible with EU law. «West - Welfare Society Territory, Jul 15»
10
Paid parental leave and double dipping - what will happen next?
In May 2015, the Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey announced that from 1 July 2016, the Government's Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme would ... «Lexology, Jul 15»

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