a person whose children have grown up and left home
empty nester
empty nester
noun
The definition of an empty nester is a parent whose children have all grown up and left home.
An example of an empty nester is a mom who has just dropped off her youngest child at college.
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empty nester
noun
InformalA parent whose children have grown and left home.
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Noun
- attributive form of empty nester
- empty-nester ststus
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