Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maternity leave

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables
ma-ter-ni-ty leave
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

maternity leaves (plural)

Phrases

furternity leave mat leave

Frequently Paired Words

paternity leave

Questions

What does maternity leave mean?
A leave of absence from a job for a mother to care of a baby.

How to pronounce maternity leave

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