maternity leave
Noun

maternity leave

  1. A leave of absence from a job for a mother to care of a baby.
    My wife is on a two year maternity leave while she takes care of her newborn baby.
Related terms Translations
  • French: congé de maternité
  • German: Mutterschaftsurlaub, Mutterschutz, Erziehungsurlaub
  • Russian: декре́тный о́тпуск



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