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Definition of empty nest noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

empty nest

noun
 
/ˌempti ˈnest/
 
/ˌempti ˈnest/
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  1. the situation or the home of parents whose children have grown up and left
    • They got a cat to try and fill the empty nest.
    • As parents face empty nests, they may decide to move to a smaller property.
    • Claire is suffering from empty nest syndrome (= sadness because her children have left home).
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