empty nester
noun
empty nest·er
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Definition of empty nester
: a parent whose children have grown and moved away from home
Examples of empty nester in a Sentence
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Blowing a semester’s meal plan on skincare and makeup might not be a consideration, but for the beauty lover now also empty nester, this is an opportunity to make some serious splurges on your favorite products. — Shalwah Evans, Essence, "5 Serious Beauty Splurges For Empty Nesters," 15 Aug. 2019 Thus, most empty nesters default into staying in the family home for one of three reasons, or all of them: 1. — Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, "Couple plans downsized home years before kids flew the coop," 26 June 2019 After volunteering as team mother, scorekeeper and chauffeur to their children while they were involved in softball, baseball, tennis and soccer, Loretta was free to dabble in other pursuits when the couple became empty nesters. — Ramona Sentinel, "Donhams collect memories from a lifetime in Ramona," 22 Aug. 2019 Black and Hispanic residents are now scattered around Phoenix, with more young whites downtown and a south Phoenix development boom attracting white families and empty nesters to homes priced as high as the mid-$600,000s. — Washington Post, "Phoenix race relations tinged by Southwest’s segregated past," 1 Aug. 2019 Black and Hispanic residents are now scattered around Phoenix, with more young whites downtown and a south Phoenix development boom attracting white families and empty nesters to homes priced as high as the mid-$600,000s. — Anita Snow, Los Angeles Times, "Video of Phoenix police threatening a black couple revives memories of Arizona’s racism," 1 Aug. 2019 Darpel and Noll wanted to market the complex to young professionals and empty nesters. — Julia Fair, Cincinnati.com, "Ft. Mitchell: Controversial apartment complex rejected," 15 July 2019 Licamele responded that the housing will be targeted to young people without children and empty nesters. — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, "Finally, a proposal for the once “dark side” of the Manchester Parkade," 9 July 2019 There were young families, corporate transfers, tech-sector managers and empty nesters. — Washington Post, "A resident of a diversifying Southern subdivision was arrested on terrorism charges. How would the neighbors react?," 15 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'empty nester.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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empty nester
noun
English Language Learners Definition of empty nester
: a parent whose children have grown up and moved away from home
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