: a parent whose children have grown and moved away from home
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Jon shared insight into their lives as empty nesters in a 2023 interview with The New York Times.
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 11 May 2025
And the only age group where the divorce rate didn’t decline is 50-plus, the empty nesters who populate this show.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 9 May 2025
Michelle Obama is an empty nester now, which isn’t always an easy space to navigate.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 6 May 2025
Reorganize them every year or two, when moving, and during events like having kids or becoming empty nesters.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2025
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Caroline Blair, People.com, 11 May 2025
And the only age group where the divorce rate didn’t decline is 50-plus, the empty nesters who populate this show.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 9 May 2025
Michelle Obama is an empty nester now, which isn’t always an easy space to navigate.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 6 May 2025
Reorganize them every year or two, when moving, and during events like having kids or becoming empty nesters.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Empty nester.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empty%20nester. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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