: a parent whose children have grown and moved away from home
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The couple recently became empty nesters when their son Riley left for college.
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Avalon Hester, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
The couple is completely crushed but soon come around to the idea of being empty nesters.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Nov. 2025
Telluride’s secondary market is older, Gen X and older Generation Y empty nesters.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
The film follows Liz, a former therapist and soon-to-be empty nester, who relocates to a new town for her husband’s job.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
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Avalon Hester, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
The couple is completely crushed but soon come around to the idea of being empty nesters.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Nov. 2025
Telluride’s secondary market is older, Gen X and older Generation Y empty nesters.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
The film follows Liz, a former therapist and soon-to-be empty nester, who relocates to a new town for her husband’s job.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for empty nester
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“Empty nester.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empty%20nester. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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