empty nest
empty nest noun: a home or a family where the children have grown up and moved away.
Noun
empty nest (plural empty nests)
- A home or a family where the children have grown up and moved away.
- One woman with a full-on and demanding career e-mailed me to say ‘This empty nest thing is no joke. I didn't realise it would hit me so hard. It is day three of my daughter being gone and I have to resist the urge to weep every time I go past her room.’2011, Celia Dodd, The Empty Nest: Your Changing Family, Your New Direction, Hachette UK, →ISBN
- Yet an “empty nest” can cause confusing emotions for parents. While this juncture can bring on sadness and loneliness, it can also signal newfound freedom and fulfillment.2014, Lisa O. Engelhardt, Empty Nest Therapy, Open Road Media, →ISBN
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see empty, nest.
empty nest meaning in Tamil
empty nest in Tamil
- வெற்றுக்கூடு
Forms of empty nest
| plural | empty nests |
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Origin of empty nest
From birds whose offspring leave the nest when they reach maturity.
Words formed from empty nest
Questions about empty nest
- What does empty nest mean?
- Empty nest means a home or a family where the children have grown up and moved away.
- What is empty nest in Tamil?
- Empty nest in Tamil is வெற்றுக்கூடு. See Empty nest meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is empty nest?
- Empty nest is a noun.
- What is the plural of empty nest?
- The plural of empty nest is empty nests.
Words near empty nest in the dictionary
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