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What does empty nester mean?

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Noun
  1. A person whose children have grown up and left home.
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What is it about being an empty nester that I like least?
Life is a journey and being an empty nester is another beginning.
I attended graduate school while my children were at home, and later, as a 42-year-old empty nester, I enjoyed a career.
As an empty nester, you're embarking on life's next great adventure.
On the other end, when you're an empty nester, it's like you're staring into the abyss.
Everyone, from the single guy to the young couple to the empty nester, gay and straight, black and white.

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