: a parent whose children have grown and moved away from home
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Home theaters can also create social opportunities for individuals living alone or empty nesters with friends and neighbors during the long, cold months.
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Jamie Gold, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Ed Burns officially became an empty nester this year.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
The 90210 alum, who shares daughters Luca Bella, 27, Lola Ray, 21, and Fiona Eve, 17, with ex Peter Facinelli, is gearing up to be an empty nester when her daughter Fiona leaves for college next fall.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
Shields, who released a documentary about her life called Pretty Baby in 2023 and whose new book Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old will hit shelves in early 2025, opened up to PEOPLE about life as an empty nester earlier this year.
—Jackie Fields, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Jamie Gold, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Ed Burns officially became an empty nester this year.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 25 Sep. 2024
The 90210 alum, who shares daughters Luca Bella, 27, Lola Ray, 21, and Fiona Eve, 17, with ex Peter Facinelli, is gearing up to be an empty nester when her daughter Fiona leaves for college next fall.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
Shields, who released a documentary about her life called Pretty Baby in 2023 and whose new book Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old will hit shelves in early 2025, opened up to PEOPLE about life as an empty nester earlier this year.
—Jackie Fields, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Empty nester.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empty%20nester. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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