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empty nesting

empty nesting noun: the activities done by an empty nest family.

Noun

empty nesting (uncountable)

  1. The activities done by an empty nest family.
    • Admittedly, this is a rather stark interpretation of what empty nesting is going to be, but we hope we’re well-prepared.2025 August 10, Don Riddell, “Now that my kids are off to college, what’s this empty nester dad to do?”, in CNN

Origin of empty nesting

From empty nest + -ing.

Questions about empty nesting

What does empty nesting mean?
Empty nesting means the activities done by an empty nest family.
What part of speech is empty nesting?
Empty nesting is a noun.

Words near empty nesting in the dictionary

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

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