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parental home

American  

noun

  1. a school for problem children.


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Goldin also demonstrated that, although work opportunities for women expanded in the twentieth century, especially in societies in which children leave the parental home, they were not exploited as much as they could have been.

From Scientific American • Oct. 11, 2023

The average age people leave the parental home in Portugal is 33.6, the highest in the European Union, according to data from the bloc's statistics office.

From Reuters • Mar. 21, 2023

In 2021, 58% of adults aged 18 to 24 lived in their parental home, compared to 17% of adults aged 25 to 34.

From Washington Times • Dec. 3, 2021

In the 1960s and 70s my parental home was in Ibadan, western Nigeria.

From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2017

Pending such reforms and emancipations, a shattering break-up of the parental home must remain one of the normal incidents of marriage.

From Treatise on Parents and Children by Shaw, Bernard

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