Phrase guide

maternity leave

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • My wife is on a two year maternity leave while she takes care of her newborn baby.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: parental leave

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: kraamverlof — leave of absence
  • Bulgarian: отпуск по майчинство (otpusk po majčinstvo) — leave of absence
  • Burmese: မီးဖွားခွင့် (mi:hpwa:hkwang.) — leave of absence
  • Chinese Mandarin: 產假 /产假 (chǎnjià) — leave of absence
  • Chinese Mandarin: 育嬰假 /育婴假 (yùyīngjià) — leave of absence
  • Czech: mateřská dovolená — leave of absence
  • Danish: barsel — leave of absence
  • Dutch: zwangerschapsverlof — leave of absence
  • Dutch: moederschapsrust — leave of absence
  • Faroese: barnsburðarfarloyvi — leave of absence
  • Finnish: äitiysvapaa — leave of absence
  • French: congé de maternité — leave of absence
  • German: Mutterschaftsurlaub — leave of absence
  • German: Mutterschutz — leave of absence
  • German: Erziehungsurlaub — leave of absence
  • Greek: άδεια μητρότητας (ádeia mitrótitas) — leave of absence
  • Greek: άδεια εγκυμοσύνης (ádeia egkymosýnis) — leave of absence
  • Indonesian: cuti hamil — leave of absence
  • Japanese: 育児休業 (ikuji kyūgyō) — leave of absence
  • Japanese: 産休 (sankyū) — leave of absence
  • Malay: cuti bersalin — leave of absence
  • Polish: urlop macierzyński — leave of absence
  • Portuguese: licença-maternidade — leave of absence
  • Russian: декре́тный о́тпуск (dekrétnyj ótpusk) — leave of absence
  • Russian: о́тпуск по бере́менности и ро́дам (ótpusk po berémennosti i ródam) — leave of absence
  • Spanish: permiso de maternidad — leave of absence
  • Spanish: excedencia maternal — leave of absence
  • Spanish: diábetes materna — leave of absence
  • Swedish: moderskapsledighet — leave of absence
  • Turkish: analık izni — leave of absence
  • Turkish: doğum izni — leave of absence