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empty nester
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noun
a parent whose children have reached adulthood and left home.
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Origin of empty nester
First recorded in 1960–65; empty nest + -er1
Words nearby empty nester
empty cow, empty-handed, empty-headed, empty morph, empty nest, empty nester, empty-nest syndrome, Empty Quarter, empty set, empty suit, empty word
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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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