empty nester
or emp·ty-nest·er
noun
a parent whose children have reached adulthood and left home.
Origin of empty nester
First recorded in 1960–65;
empty nest +
-er1
Words nearby empty nester
empty calorie,
empty calories,
empty cow,
empty morph,
empty nest,
empty nester,
empty set,
empty suit,
empty word,
empty-handed,
empty-headed
British Dictionary definitions for empty-nester
empty-nester
noun
informal
a married person whose children have grown up and left home