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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

"You can leave the parental home early because you can go back, you can co-habit with a partner because co-habitation is not forever," explains Francesco Billari at Oxford University.

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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