empty nester
or empty-nester
noun
a parent whose children have reached adulthood and left home.
Origin of empty nester
1First recorded in 1960–65; empty nest + -er1
Words Nearby empty nester
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How to use empty nester in a sentence
Surrounded by exclusive, upscale condos, this building is more middle-class, she said, with a wide range of tenants — from young families to retirees to empty nesters.
Asleep in their beachfront condos, they vanished into a mountain of rubble | Lori Rozsa, Marc Fisher, Derek Hawkins, Silvia Foster-Frau | June 24, 2021 | Washington PostThe couple describes themselves as empty nesters with two grown sons in college.
How Foster Families Are Stepping Up to House Unaccompanied Children Arriving at the U.S.-Mexico Border | Jasmine Aguilera | March 19, 2021 | Time
British Dictionary definitions for empty-nester
empty-nester
noun
informal a married person whose children have grown up and left home
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