empty-nest syndrome

noun

a depressed state felt by some parents after their children have left home.

Origin of empty-nest syndrome

First recorded in 1970–75

Words Nearby empty-nest syndrome

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How to use empty-nest syndrome in a sentence

The National Stadium is described as suffering empty-nest syndrome because it lags so far behind any notion of sustainable use.
Architectural White Elephants: Beijing, London, and the Post-Olympics Curse | Melinda Liu | August 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for empty-nest syndrome

empty-nest syndrome

noun

informal a condition, often involving depression, loneliness, etc, experienced by parents living in a home from which the children have grown up and left

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