idiom
empty nest
EMP-tee NEST
ˈɛmpti nɛstListen
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Syllable breakdown
emptynest
Dictionary meaning
The stage of life when children have grown up and left the family home.
Examples
- After their youngest went to university, they rediscovered their shared passions in the empty nest years.
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