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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Sunday marked her sixth game since returning from maternity leave.
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Josh Gross, Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Melania stood to the side with Karoline Leavitt, the press secretary, whose maternity leave had started the day before.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is set to go on maternity leave next week to give birth to her second child.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
Mavromatis, who was hired by MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, in 2022, said upon her return from maternity leave in 2025, she was fired in less than three weeks and replaced with a man, according to the complaint obtained by USA TODAY.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
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Josh Gross, Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Melania stood to the side with Karoline Leavitt, the press secretary, whose maternity leave had started the day before.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is set to go on maternity leave next week to give birth to her second child.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
Mavromatis, who was hired by MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, in 2022, said upon her return from maternity leave in 2025, she was fired in less than three weeks and replaced with a man, according to the complaint obtained by USA TODAY.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Maternity leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maternity%20leave. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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