: a parent whose children have grown and moved away from home
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Just a few months later in July 2023, Murphy officially became an empty nester, the sanctuary said.
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Gwyneth Paltrow is adjusting to life as an empty nester.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Lakeside Pointe homebuyers are mostly in their 50s and 60s, Kardos said, empty nesters and people with older children at home.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025
Ten seasons in and of the remaining OGs in the cast, one is in prison, another is rebuilding her life after a divorce, and another is an empty nester who is about to debut a dating show of their own.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Gwyneth Paltrow is adjusting to life as an empty nester.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Lakeside Pointe homebuyers are mostly in their 50s and 60s, Kardos said, empty nesters and people with older children at home.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025
Ten seasons in and of the remaining OGs in the cast, one is in prison, another is rebuilding her life after a divorce, and another is an empty nester who is about to debut a dating show of their own.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Empty nester.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empty%20nester. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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