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furternity leave

furternity leave noun: synonym of pawternity leave (“time off work granted to an employee to take care of their pets”).

Noun

furternity leave (usually uncountable, plural furternity leaves)

  1. (usually) Synonym of pawternity leave (“time off work granted to an employee to take care of their pets”).
    • At Minneapolis marketing firm Nina Hale, furternity leave allows new pet owners to work remotely for a week after adopting a pet.2018 August 26, Ruth Umoh, “Why companies are offering 'furternity' leave to new pet owners”, in CNBC

Synonyms of furternity leave

Forms of furternity leave

pluralfurternity leaves

Origin of furternity leave

Blend of fur + maternity leave or paternity leave.

Questions about furternity leave

What does furternity leave mean?
Furternity leave means synonym of pawternity leave (“time off work granted to an employee to take care of their pets”).
What part of speech is furternity leave?
Furternity leave is a noun.
What is the plural of furternity leave?
The plural of furternity leave is furternity leaves.

Words near furternity leave in the dictionary

  1. Furtados
  2. furtaker
  3. furtakers
  4. furtaking
  5. furterene
  6. furternity leave
  7. furternity leaves
  8. furth
  9. Furth im Wald
  10. furthcoming
  11. furthcomings

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