- empty nester
- emp|ty nest|er [ ,empti `nestər ] noun counta parent whose children are adults and have left their parents' home
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
empty nester — UK US noun [C, usually plural] (also nester) ► a person whose adult children have left home: »Cruise companies tend to cater to empty nesters who finally have both the time and the money to travel the world … Financial and business terms
empty nester — ☆ empty nester n. a person whose children have grown up and left home … English World dictionary
empty nester — UK [ˌemptɪ ˈnestə(r)] / US [ˌemptɪ ˈnestər] noun [countable] Word forms empty nester : singular empty nester plural empty nesters a parent whose children are adults and have left their parents home … English dictionary
empty nester — noun a parent whose children have grown up and left home • Hypernyms: ↑parent * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] : a parent whose children have grown up and moved away from home * * * ˌempty ˈnester 7 [empty nester] noun … Useful english dictionary
empty-nester — empty nestˈer noun (informal) A parent whose children have left the parental home • • • Main Entry: ↑empty … Useful english dictionary
empty nester — a parent whose child or children have reached adulthood and moved away from home. [empty nest + ER1] * * * … Universalium
empty nester — noun A person whose children have grown up and left home. See Also: empty nest … Wiktionary
empty nester — emp′ty nest′er n. cvb a person whose children have grown up and no longer live at home • Etymology: 1960–65; empty nest+ er I … From formal English to slang
empty nester — noun Date: 1962 a parent whose children have grown and moved away from home … New Collegiate Dictionary
empty nester — noun informal, chiefly N. Amer. a parent whose children have grown up and left home … English new terms dictionary