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empty nest
- a household consisting only of a parent or parents whose children have grown up and left home
noun: empty nest, plural noun: empty nests
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- 1. a household consisting only of a parent or parents whose children have grown up and left home her only daughter is about to go to college and she is dreading an empty nest
- sadness or emotional distress affecting parents whose children have grown up and left home: suffering badly from empty nest syndrome, she would wander around her little house tearfully sniffing one of her son's T-shirts
Oxford Dictionary
- sadness or emotional distress affecting parents whose children have grown up and left home: college students are returning to the classroom for the fall semester, leading to empty nest syndrome in many households
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- a household consisting only of a parent or parents whose children have grown up and left home: her only daughter is about to go to college and she is dreading an empty nest
Oxford American Dictionary