maternity leave

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolpermiso de maternidad

Françaiscongé de maternité

DeutschErziehungsurlaub Mutterschaftsurlaub Mutterschutz

9 more languages

Češtinamateřská dovolená

Suomiäitiysloma äitiysvapaa mammaloma

日本語出産休暇産休育児休業

မြန်မာမီးဖွားခွင့်

Nederlandsmoederschapsrust zwangerschapsverlof

Polskiurlop macierzyński

Portuguêslicença-maternidade

Русскийдекретный отпуск о́тпуск по бере́менности и ро́дам

Examples

“My wife is on a two year maternity leave ⟳ while she takes care of her newborn baby.”

“I went on maternity leave ⟳ in May 2022, so have ⟳ been away for nearly 14 months.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

maternity pillow maternity test maternity ward maternity wear materno- maternology

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