empty-nest syndrome
noun
a depressed state felt by some parents after their children have left home.
Origin of empty-nest syndrome
First recorded in 1970–75
Words nearby empty-nest syndrome
empty set,
empty suit,
empty word,
empty-handed,
empty-headed,
empty-nest syndrome,
empty-nester,
empurple,
empyema,
empyesis,
empyreal
British Dictionary definitions for empty-nest syndrome
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