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empty-nest syndrome
noun
- a depressed state felt by some parents after their children have left home.
empty-nest syndrome
noun
- informal.a condition, often involving depression, loneliness, etc, experienced by parents living in a home from which the children have grown up and left
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Word History and Origins
Origin of empty-nest syndrome1
First recorded in 1970–75
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Example Sentences
Empty-nest syndrome is a syndrome for a reason.
From The Guardian
The book, she said, was partly the result of empty-nest syndrome.
From Washington Post
“It’s the empty-nest syndrome. People in their 50s, their kids have gone. People feel lonely, and a dog is an eternal baby, isn’t it?”
From Washington Post
Some of the reborners have lost a child, while others were unable to bear children at all; still others found the crafting and collecting of these handmade infants a balm for empty-nest syndrome.
From The New Yorker
We’ve already been dealing with the empty-nest syndrome.
From Seattle Times
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