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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

emp′ty nest′er,

a parent whose child or children have reached adulthood and moved away from home.

empty nest + -er¹

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

empty-nester

a married person whose children have grown up and left home

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