definitions

empty nester

or emp·ty-nest·er

noun

a parent whose children have reached adulthood and left home.

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Nearby words

empty calorie, empty calories, empty cow, empty morph, empty nest, empty nester, empty set, empty suit, empty word, empty-handed, empty-headed

Origin of empty nester

First recorded in 1960–65; empty nest + -er1
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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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