empty nesting

English

Etymology

From empty nest +‎ -ingCategory:English terms suffixed with -ing#EMPTYNESTING.

Noun

empty nesting (uncountable)Category:English lemmas#EMPTYNESTINGCategory:English nouns#EMPTYNESTINGCategory:English uncountable nouns#EMPTYNESTINGCategory:English uncountable nouns#EMPTYNESTINGCategory:English multiword terms#EMPTYNESTINGCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#EMPTYNESTINGCategory:Pages with entries#EMPTY%20NESTINGCategory:Pages with 1 entry#EMPTY%20NESTING

  1. The activities done by an empty nest family.
    • 2025 August 10, Don Riddell, “Now that my kids are off to college, what’s this empty nester dad to do?”, in CNN‎:
      Admittedly, this is a rather stark interpretation of what empty nesting is going to be, but we hope we’re well-prepared.
      Category:English terms with quotations#EMPTYNESTING

Translations

Category:English lemmas Category:English multiword terms Category:English nouns Category:English terms suffixed with -ing Category:English terms with quotations Category:English uncountable nouns Category:Entries with translation boxes Category:Pages with 1 entry Category:Pages with entries Category:Terms with Spanish translations Category:Translation table header lacks gloss