parental home
Americannoun
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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 northern Europe it's leaving the parental home.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2015
In ordinary life children quit the parental home by easy and almost imperceptible gradations.
From Willis the Pilot by Adrien, Paul
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