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pawternity leave
[ paw-tur-ni-tee leev ]
noun
- a brief leave of absence for employees who are adding a new pet to their household, caring for a pet when it is sick or injured, or mourning the death of a pet:
A whole week of pawternity leave, with eight hours of it paid, was the deciding factor in her taking the job.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of pawternity leave1
First recorded in 2015–20; jocular formation after paternity leave ( def )
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Example Sentences
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The Doctors A woman suffers severe burns; social media fitness dangers; “pawternity†leave; heartburn.
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Newspaper reports were quick to praise the scheme that Brewdog has dubbed "pawternity" leave.
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