Usually means: Time off work for childbirth.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word maternity leave:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. maternity leave: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. maternity leave: Merriam-Webster
  3. maternity leave: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. maternity leave: Collins English Dictionary
  5. maternity-leave: Wordnik
  6. maternity leave: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. maternity leave: Wiktionary
  8. maternity leave: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. maternity leave: Dictionary.com
  10. Maternity Leave (Lost), Maternity Leave, Maternity leave: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. maternity leave: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Johnson Bwby (No longer online)
  2. A-Z Family health glossary (No longer online)
  3. Maternity leave: Medical dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. maternity leave: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (maternity leave)

noun:  A leave of absence from a job for a mother to care of a baby.

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