empty nest

/EH1 M P T IY0 N EH0 S T/
noun
  1. 1

    A home or a family where the children have grown up and moved away.

    “Rather than sit around her empty nest reminiscing about bygone days, she converted her sons' bedroom into an office and launched an at-home business.”

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