empty nester

ˈɛmpti ˈnɛstər

Definition

Definition of empty nester - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

family

parent whose children have left home

As an empty nester, she started traveling more.
Empty nesters often downsize their homes.
Many empty nesters find new hobbies.

caregiver

guardian

parent

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Expressions with empty

empty out

cause a space or container to become vacant

The announcement caused the room to empty out quickly..

empty shell

outer covering left after contents are removed

The beach was covered in empty shell after the storm.

empty talk

speech with no real meaning or value

The politician's promises were just empty talk.

empty gesture

action that has no real meaning or sincerity

His apology was just an empty gesture to appease the crowd.

empty one's pockets

remove all items from one's pockets

He emptied his pockets before washing his jeans.

empty one's mind

clear all thoughts from the mind

She sat quietly to empty her mind.

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French:parent dont les enfants ont quitté le nid, ...
German:Eltern mit ausgezogenen Kindern, ...
Italian:genitore rimasto solo, ...
Spanish:padre con el nido vacío, ...
Portuguese:pai de filhos crescidos, ...
Chinese:空巢父母, ...
Japanese:子供が巣立った親, ...
Arabic:والِدٌ غادَرَ أَبْناؤُهُ المَنْزِل, ...
Hebrew:הוֹרֶה שֶׁמִּקֵּן, ...
Russian:родитель с опустевшим гнездом, ...
Ukrainian:порожній гніздар, ...
Hindi:वह माता-पिता जिसके बच्चे घर छोड़कर जा चुके हों, ...
Bengali:যার সন্তানরা বাড়ি ছেড়ে আলাদা হয়ে গেছে এমন বাবা বা মা, ...
Catalan:pare o mare sense fills a casa, ...
Czech:rodič, kterému děti odešly z domova, ...
Danish:tomme rede-forælder, ...
Dutch:ouder met uitgevlogen kinderen, ...
Greek:γονέας του οποίου τα παιδιά έχουν φύγει από το σπίτι, ...
Hungarian:olyan szülő, akinek a gyermekei már elköltöztek otthonról, ...
Khmer:ឪពុកម្តាយដែលកូនៗបានចាកចេញពីផ្ទះទៅរស់នៅដោយឡែក, ...
Korean:빈둥지 부모, ...
Persian:والدی که فرزندانش خانه را ترک کرده‌اند, ...
Polish:rodzic, którego dzieci opuściły dom, ...
Portuguese (BR):pai ou mãe com ninho vazio, ...
Romanian:părinte cuib gol, ...
Swedish:förälder med utflugna barn, ...
Thai:พ่อแม่ที่ลูกย้ายออกจากบ้านแล้ว, ...
Turkish:yalnız ebeveyn, ...
Vietnamese:cha mẹ có con đã ra ở riêng, ...

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