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empty nester

noun

Meaning

  1. A person whose children have grown up and left home.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

empty-nester(English)empty nest(English)empty nest syndrome(English)empty-nest syndrome(English)displaced homemaker(English)nestlessness(English)social orphan(English)only child(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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