: a parent whose children have grown and moved away from home
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Younger Recently divorced and adjusting to life as an empty nester, fortysomething Liza Miller (Sutton Foster) gains a boost of confidence once a 26-year-old tattoo artist mistakes her for someone his age.
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Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
This is for me, too, who’s about to be an empty nester.
—Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
Most are like Monicah, soon-to-be empty nesters looking for tips on how to best situation their kids in a new home.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In the context of the current highly restrictive zoning codes that disproportionately dominate Democratic areas, eliminating property taxes would also encourage empty nesters who otherwise no longer need larger homes to stay put, while growing families would be crowded out of home ownership.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
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Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
This is for me, too, who’s about to be an empty nester.
—Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
Most are like Monicah, soon-to-be empty nesters looking for tips on how to best situation their kids in a new home.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In the context of the current highly restrictive zoning codes that disproportionately dominate Democratic areas, eliminating property taxes would also encourage empty nesters who otherwise no longer need larger homes to stay put, while growing families would be crowded out of home ownership.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Empty nester.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empty%20nester. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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