empty nest syndrome



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.
See also: empty, nest, syndrome

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AndiAN-deeEnglish
Suresh-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Nepali
Robertoro-BER-to (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Abdul-Rahman-Arabic
Osee-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
TarmoTAHR-mo (Finnish)Estonian, Finnish