empty nest
noun/ˌempti ˈnest/
/ˌempti ˈnest/
- the situation or the home of parents whose children have grown up and left
- They got a cat to try and fill the empty nest.
- As parents face empty nests, they may decide to move to a smaller property.
- Claire is suffering from empty nest syndrome (= sadness because her children have left home).
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