Etymology

full nest syndrome

Today it means: A feeling of stress, frustration or depression experienced by some middle-aged parents whose adult children have not moved out from their house. Full definition →

First used 20th c.
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The story

Earliest known use is from 1976 (see first quotation below), by analogy with empty nest syndrome.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. A feeling of stress, frustration or depression experienced by some middle-aged parents whose adult children have not moved out from their house.

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