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empty nesters

empty nesters is the plural 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 nesters

What is empty nesters the plural of?
Empty nesters is the plural of empty nester.

Words near empty nesters in the dictionary

  1. empty morphemes
  2. empty morphs
  3. empty nest
  4. empty nest syndrome
  5. empty nester
  6. empty nesters
  7. empty nesting
  8. empty nests
  9. empty net goal
  10. empty net goals
  11. empty netter

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