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A leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
- My husband is on a three-month paternity leave while he looks after our newborn baby and I’m working abroad.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: parental leave
From paternity + leave, modelled after maternity leave.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Danish:
barsel
— leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby
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Dutch:
vaderschapsverlof
— leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby
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Finnish:
isyysloma
— leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby
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French:
congé de paternité
— leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby
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German:
Vaterschaftsurlaub
— leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby
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Irish:
saoire atharthachta
— leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby
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Polish:
urlop ojcowski
— leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby
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Portuguese:
licença-paternidade
— leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby
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Spanish:
permiso de paternidad
— leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby
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Spanish:
excedencia paternal
— leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby
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Spanish:
diábetes paterna
— leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby
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Swedish:
faderskapsledighet
— leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby
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Turkish:
babalık izni
— leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby
