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Meaning of "paternity leave" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PATERNITY LEAVE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PATERNITY LEAVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Paternity 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 PATERNITY LEAVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

paternity 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 paternity leave in the English dictionary

The definition of paternity leave in the dictionary is a period of paid absence from work, in the UK currently two weeks, to which a man is legally entitled immediately after the birth of his child. Other definition of paternity leave is a period of paid or unpaid absence from work granted to a man by his employer immediately after the birth of his child.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PATERNITY LEAVE

patentor
pater
patera
paterero
paterfamilias
paternal
paternal grandfather
paternal grandmother
paternal grandparents
paternalism
paternalist
paternalistic
paternalistically
paternally
paternity
paternity order
paternity suit
paternity test
paternoster
paternoster line

WORDS THAT END LIKE PATERNITY LEAVE

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

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

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Translation of «paternity leave» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PATERNITY LEAVE

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

Translator English - Chinese

父亲陪产假
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

baja por paternidad
570 millions of speakers

English

paternity leave
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पितृत्व अवकाश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أجازة رعاية طفل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отпуск в связи с отцовством
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

licença paternidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

paternally
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

congé de paternité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paternally
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vaterschaftsurlaub
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

父親の育児休暇
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아버지의 육아 휴가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paternally
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghỉ sinh con của nam giới
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

paternally
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पितृ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

babadan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

congedo di paternità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

urlop ojcowski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відпустка для догляду за новонародженою дитиною для батька
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

concediu paternal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άδεια πατρότητας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vaderskap verlof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pappaledighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

omsorgspermisjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of paternity leave

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PATERNITY LEAVE»

The term «paternity leave» is regularly used and occupies the 106.986 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PATERNITY LEAVE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PATERNITY LEAVE»

Discover the use of paternity leave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to paternity leave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Through Thick and Thin: Icelandic Men on Paternity Leave
This book contains the results of the project Fathers on Paternity Leave, a social experiment which ran from 1996-1998.
Þorgerður Einarsdóttir, 1998
2
Maternity and Work
Where national legislation does not include provision for either paid or unpaid paternity leave. collective agreements may provide for such leave. In Indonesia, a collective employee agreement for the Hyatt Aryaduta Jakarta Hotel gives male ...
‎1994
3
World's Women 2010, The
Paternity leave Table 4.12 Examples of paid paternity leave and other paid leave provisions that may be used by fathers at the time of the birth of their child, 2005 Paternity leave is becoming more common Paternity leave is a short period of ...
United Nations, 2010
4
Reconciling Work and Family Responsibilities: Practical ...
6.4 Paternity leave Paternity leave is leave for the father around the time of birth of the baby. No international standard exists concerning paternity leave, but it is becoming increasingly common in national law and in enterprise practice.
Catherine Hein, 2005
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ABA Journal
When an employer provides a paid leave to do this, the employer is saying it is OK to take paternity leave and it will not come back to harm you later on." Commitment to Firm's Culture Howard Tarkow, managing partner of the 60- lawyer Maslon ...
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Waud's Employment Law: The Practical Guide for Human ...
PART 3: PATERNITY LEAVE AND PAY 14.53 Legislation relating to the right of a child's biological father (or the mother's present husband or partner) or of an adoptive parent to take one or two weeks' paid or unpaid paternity leave during the ...
Peter Chandler, 2003
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Gendering Citizenship in Western Europe: New Challenges for ...
There is much more variation in parental and paternity leave arrangements, with the Nordic countries boasting the longest paid parental leave and also the longest paternity leave periods. In 2006, 'daddy quotas' existed only in Finland, ...
‎2007
8
Maternity at Work: A Review of National Legislation : ...
non-transferable father quota. Today the length of the maternity/paternity leave is nine months, divided into thirds, with three months for the mother, three months for the father, and another three months that the parents can divide between them  ...
Ida Öun, Gloria Pardo Trujillo, 2005
9
Balancing Work and Family Care: European Experiences
Spain may point out that for paternity leave—takers, work conditions were not so relevant (except for self-employed status) as for parental leave-takers, which is a far smaller group. Consequently, our main hypothesis is partially accepted, ...
Crespi, Rossi, Isabella Crespi, Giovanna Rossi, 2013
10
Fathers and Mothers: Dilemmas of the Work-Life Balance: A ...
In particular, it was notable that paid paternity leave was available in Denmark and in France. In Denmark it is available to fathers for four weeks - two weeks during the first 14 weeks and two weeks during weeks 25-26. In France it is available ...
Jeanne Fagnani, Dino Giovannini, Lis Højgaard, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PATERNITY LEAVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term paternity leave is used in the context of the following news items.
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App That Tracks Prince William's Flights Poses Terror Risk
The prince returned to work several weeks ago after paternity leave. Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material ... «fox8.com, Jul 15»
2
Angels' Matt Joyce on bench, may be on his way out
Paternity leave. Closer Huston Street could miss one or two games Aug. 10-11 against the White Sox in Chicago for the birth of his third son. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
3
Mets notes: Juan Uribe, Kelly Johnson welcome additions
Jon Niese was placed on paternity leave. … The Mets recalled right-hander Logan Verrett from Class AAA Las Vegas. … Travis d'Arnaud ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
4
Mets recall Logan Verrett, place Jon Niese on paternity leave
The Mest have placed Jon Niese on paternity leave and recalled Logan Verrett from Triple-A Las Vegas to fill his spot on the roster. Niese ... «Amazin' Avenue, Jul 15»
5
Mets Cuddyer goes on DL...Greinke on paternity leave...Cards get …
Greinke has been placed on paternity leave for up to three days. He currently has a streak of 43 2/3 scoreless innings. ST. LOUIS (AP) — The ... «KSL.com, Jul 15»
6
Greinke's paternity leave muddles Dodgers' plans
NEW YORK -- With right-hander Zack Greinke scratched from Friday's start due to the impending birth of his child, Los Angeles Dodgers ... «Covers.com, Jul 15»
7
Paternity leave for single military fathers?
Married service members are allowed 10 days of paternity leave that is not against their other leave under a 2008 law that stresses the word ... «Military Times, Jul 15»
8
Paternity leave is too short to be of any help
Many men choose, out of cultural bias, not to take paternity leave because of the unfounded social stigma attached to men who stay home to ... «The Observer, Jul 15»
9
Gear up for roller-coaster ride with Paternity Leave
Directed by Matt, Paternity Leave is a story of a gay couple, Greg (Jacob York) and Ken (Charlie David), and their penchant for physical ... «The Statesman, Jul 15»
10
Paternity Leave: How To Ask Your Boss For Time Off
Although more dads than ever are now taking paternity leave, it can sometimes be difficult for men to bring up this conversation with their boss. «Huffington Post Canada, Jul 15»

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