Empty nest

noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounA home or a family where the children have grown up and moved away.

"Rather than sit around her empty nest reminiscing about bygone days, she converted her sons' bedroom into an office and launched an at-home business."

Synonyms

empty nester empty nest syndrome empty-nester empty-nest syndrome nestlessness vacuum empty space dead bedroom vacantness vacancy emptiness hollow

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