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Definition of
empty nester noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
empty nester
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˌɛmpti ˈnɛstər
/
/
[
usually plural
]
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a parent whose children have grown up and left home
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empty nester
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