empty nests

A form of empty nest — A home or a family where the children have grown up and moved away.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of empty nest
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APA

empty nests. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empty%20nests

MLA

“empty nests.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empty%20nests. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “empty nests,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empty%20nests.

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