parental leave
5
3.4
- noun
- /ˈpɛrəntəl liːv/
- Formal
:
permiso parental
- After the birth of their child, she decided to take parental leave to spend time at home.
- take parental leave
They're all their great parental leave and paid family leave and, you know, universal pre-K and, you know, egalitarian tax system.
- They're all their great parental leave and paid family leave and, you know, universal pre-K and, you know, egalitarian tax system.
Examples
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After those 8 weeks, either parent can take up to three years of unpaid parental leave to care for the kid.
Blog text (29) -
On a policy level, more flexible work and parental leave that isn't all focused on mothers.
Blog text (16) -
You should be supporting men in taking parental leave and in taking time off work when their kids are sick.
Blog text (25) -
Wait, they get three years of parental leave in Finland?
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I'm entitled to parental leave.
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The US is one of only a few Western countries that doesn't guarantee paid parental leave for its working citizens.
Blog text (22) -
"Then all of a sudden there is a tipping point, and everyone is expected to take parental leave," Williams says.
Academic text (2011) -
In a study of University of Michigan Law School graduates, only 1% of fathers had taken parental leave, compared with 42% of mothers.
Academic text (2017) -
I haven't replayed any of the episodes yet, but I might now that I'm on parental leave from work for ten weeks.
Blog text (16) -
Whether to provide more extensive parental leave so mothers and/or fathers could stay at home to care for really small children remains the new frontier of feminist debate.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
12
2.7
Time away from work to care for family members after a birth, adoption, or when they are ill
How Long
- Formal
5
3.4
- Formal
38
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'time off to care for a child' is directly and compositionally derived from 'parental' (relating to parents) + 'leave' (authorized absence). This adjective+noun pattern transparently signals the purpose of the absence and is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Parental leave joins parental (about parents) and leave (time away from work); imagine a new parent being given days off to stay with and care for a baby. That's why parental leave means 'time off to care for a child'.