noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
paternity leave (= time that a father is allowed away from work to take care of a new baby )
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He got five days’ paternity leave.
paternity leave
paternity suit
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
leave
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Fathers are allowed two days off as paid paternity leave .
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But I was not surprised that Sam zoomed in on paternity leave right away.
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Tom went off on paternity leave and his secretary organised a whip-round to send a card and a gift.
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Father friendliness can not be reduced to a company having a paternity leave policy, paid or unpaid, on the books.
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The audience gave a warm welcome to the father of four, fresh from paternity leave .
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Still, only 11 percent availed themselves of the official paternity leave policy.
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I hereby confirm that your request for 5 days paternity leave has been granted.
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So why does paternity leave continue to serve as the barometer of social change for the media?
■ VERB
take
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Informal arrangement still predominate, with about 15 percent of eligible men also taking advantage of formal paternity leave.
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Would Bill Gates take paternity leave?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A DNA test should establish Wright's paternity of the child.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Fathers are allowed two days off as paid paternity leave.
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Indeed, she may give to a litter of mixed paternity .
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Jackson never has filed suit seeking to establish paternity , Brokaw said.
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Modigliani adamantly refused to admit paternity of the child.
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Neither father had taken or requested an extended paternity leave that would interrupt his career.
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Receiving maintenance payments would perpetuate this link and also gives him unwelcome paternity rights.
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Why should the discovery of paternity automatically lead to a male seizure of power?
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Would Bill Gates take paternity leave?