Usually means: Time off for new fathers.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word paternity leave:

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

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)

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

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Definitions from Wiktionary (paternity leave)

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

Similar:
family leave, paternity, fathercraft, baby father, patrescence, affiliation, fatherhood, dadship, patronym, babyfather, more...

Opposite:
maternity leave, parental leave, family leave

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Similar:
family leave, paternity, fathercraft, baby father, patrescence, affiliation, fatherhood, dadship, patronym, babyfather, more...

Opposite:
maternity leave, parental leave, family leave



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