paternity leave


noun

a leave of absence from a job for a father to care for a new baby.

Origin of paternity leave

First recorded in 1970–75

British Dictionary definitions for paternity leave

paternity leave

noun

a period of paid absence from work, in the UK currently two weeks, to which a man is legally entitled immediately after the birth of his child
a period of paid or unpaid absence from work granted to a man by his employer immediately after the birth of his child