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单词 empty-nest syndrome
释义

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-handed, empty-headed, empty morph, empty nest, empty nester, empty-nest syndrome, Empty Quarter, empty set, empty suit, empty word, empurple
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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