empty nester

Noun

Meaning

a parent whose children have grown up and left home

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

empty-nester

Hypernyms

parent

Related terms

empty nest empty nest syndrome

Examples

I tell people with children still in the house to go out once a week and talk about anything but the children. Otherwise, once you are an empty nester you might have nothing to talk about. Ruth Westheimer

And then there is the widow or empty-nester who is planning the next phase of her life and isn’t looking for love but is pleasantly surprised when that man she never would’ve expected comes along to change not only her but also her future. Source: Internet

When Lilith Whitmore, the well-heeled House Corp President of Alpha Delta Beta—the premiere sorority at Ole Miss—appoints recent empty-nester Wilda to the Rush Advisory Board, Wilda can hardly believe her luck. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

empty nest empty nest loneliness empty nest syndrome empty nesting empty net goal empty nose syndrome