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boomerang kid

boomerang kid noun: a young adult who has moved back into the parental home after a period of independence.

Noun

boomerang kid (plural boomerang kids)

  1. (informal) A young adult who has moved back into the parental home after a period of independence.
    • Gerhard and Gale Kappe, an Oak Park, Ill., couple with two boomerang kids at home, could save more than $1,700.1998 July, Kimberly Lankford, “The Right Insurance at the Right Price” (magazine article), in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Volume 52, Number 7, Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc., ISSN 1528-9729...
    • And if you have left the “parental nest,” do you plan to return home as a boomerang kid once you complete your studies?2009, Barbara A. Mitchell, Family Matters: An Introduction to Family Sociology in Canada, Canadian Scholars' Press, →ISBN, page 198

Synonyms of boomerang kid

Forms of boomerang kid

pluralboomerang kids

Questions about boomerang kid

What does boomerang kid mean?
Boomerang kid means a young adult who has moved back into the parental home after a period of independence.
What part of speech is boomerang kid?
Boomerang kid is a noun.
What is the plural of boomerang kid?
The plural of boomerang kid is boomerang kids.

Words near boomerang kid in the dictionary

  1. boomerang effect
  2. boomerang effects
  3. boomerang illusion
  4. boomerang kick
  5. boomerang kicks
  6. boomerang kid
  7. boomerang kids
  8. boomerang pillow
  9. boomerang pillows
  10. boomeranged
  11. boomeranger

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