maternity leave
noun
: time off from a job given a mother to take care of a newborn child
The company granted her maternity leave.
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Chioma Nnadi was appointed head of editorial content at British Vogue after Harris had left for maternity leave last summer.
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Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 25 June 2024
In 2020, the challenges of being a working mom in politics were on full display as Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) brought her 4-week-old baby to the Capitol after she was told that maternity leave wasn’t an acceptable reason to vote by proxy.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 16 June 2024
Indiana Fever Katie Lou Samuelson was on maternity leave with daughter Aliya last year and returns to the WNBA on her fourth team in four seasons.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2024
Their brewing idea coincided with Carrasco's maternity leave to give birth to daughter Mirentxu, now 4 months old, with her husband, actor Josh Grogan.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
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Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 25 June 2024
In 2020, the challenges of being a working mom in politics were on full display as Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) brought her 4-week-old baby to the Capitol after she was told that maternity leave wasn’t an acceptable reason to vote by proxy.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 16 June 2024
Indiana Fever Katie Lou Samuelson was on maternity leave with daughter Aliya last year and returns to the WNBA on her fourth team in four seasons.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2024
Their brewing idea coincided with Carrasco's maternity leave to give birth to daughter Mirentxu, now 4 months old, with her husband, actor Josh Grogan.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Maternity leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maternity%20leave. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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