Transcription
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- [puh-tur-ni-tee leev]
- /pəˈtɜr nɪ ti liv/
- /pəˈtɜː.nɪ.ti liːv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puh-tur-ni-tee leev]
- /pəˈtɜr nɪ ti liv/
Definitions of paternity leave words
- noun paternity leave a leave of absence from a job for a father to care for a new baby. 1
- noun paternity leave time off work for a new father 1
- uncountable noun paternity leave If a man has paternity leave, his employer allows him some time off work because his child has just been born. 0
- noun paternity leave a period of paid absence from work, in the UK currently two weeks, to which a man is legally entitled immediately after the birth of his child 0
- noun paternity leave a period of paid or unpaid absence from work granted to a man by his employer immediately after the birth of his child 0
- noun paternity leave temporary leave from work granted to the father of a newborn 0
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Origin of paternity leave
First appearance:
before 1970 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75
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Parts of speech for Paternity leave
noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
paternity leave popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
paternity leave usage trend in Literature
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