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paternity leave

Syllables: pa·tern·i·ty leaveUK/pəˈtɜːnɪti ˌliːv/US/pəˈtɜ(ɹ)nəti ˌliv/

paternity leave noun: a leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby.

Noun

paternity leave (usually uncountable, plural paternity leaves)

  1. (usually) A leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby.
    • My husband is on a three-month paternity leave while he looks after our newborn baby and I’m working abroad.

paternity leave meaning in Tamil

paternity leave in Tamil

தந்தையருக்கு மகப்பேறுகால விடுப்பு

Forms of paternity leave

pluralpaternity leaves

Origin of paternity leave

From paternity + leave, modelled after maternity leave.

Words formed from paternity leave

Questions about paternity leave

What does paternity leave mean?
Paternity leave means a leave of absence from a job for a father to care of a baby.
What is paternity leave in Tamil?
Paternity leave in Tamil is தந்தையருக்கு மகப்பேறுகால விடுப்பு. See Paternity leave meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is paternity leave?
Paternity leave is a noun.
How do you pronounce paternity leave?
Paternity leave is pronounced /pəˈtɜːnɪti ˌliːv/ (UK).
What is the plural of paternity leave?
The plural of paternity leave is paternity leaves.

Words near paternity leave in the dictionary

  1. paternally
  2. paternalness
  3. paternals
  4. paternities
  5. paternity
  6. paternity leave
  7. paternity leaves
  8. paternity suit
  9. paternity suits
  10. paternity test
  11. paternity tests

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Adapted from Wiktionary: paternity leave (page history and authors); paternity leave (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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