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empty-nester

empty-nester is the alternative form of empty nester.

Meaning of empty nester

Noun

empty nester (plural empty nesters)

  1. A person whose children have grown up and left home.
    • In recent years, however, the “syndrome” aspect of becoming an empty nester has receded to the background as Ageless Explorers have begun to embrace the years when they are free to play and do as they want again.2005, Ken Dychtwald, Daniel J. Kadlec, The Power Years: A User's Guide to the Rest of Your Life, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 31

Questions about empty-nester

What is empty-nester the alternative form of?
Empty-nester is the alternative form of empty nester.

Words near empty-nester in the dictionary

  1. empty-headed
  2. empty-headedness
  3. empty-hearted
  4. empty-hoofed
  5. empty-nest syndrome
  6. empty-nester
  7. empty-net goal
  8. empty-net goals
  9. empty-netter
  10. empty-netters
  11. empty-suited

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