noun
Meaning 1
A person whose children have grown up and left home.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
empty nester
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noun
Meaning 2
a parent whose children have grown up and left home
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: parent
History
Etymology
From empty nest + -er.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 空巢老人 — person whose children have left home
- Chinese Mandarin: 空巢主 (kōngcháo lǎorén) — person whose children have left home
- Spanish: anidador vacío — person whose children have left home
- Spanish: nidificador vacío — person whose children have left home
- Spanish: anidante vacío — person whose children have left home
- Spanish: nidificante vacío — person whose children have left home