empty nest syndrome

the sad feelings which parents have when their children grow up and leave home The last of her children had recently moved out and she was suffering from empty nest syndrome.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gaea	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Savitr	-	Hinduism
Lucilio	-	Italian
Cathleen	['kæθli:n]
Hoshea	-	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Ludvig	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish