empty nest

成語所屬單字nested

empty nest — 慣用語

1. a home where all the children have grown up and moved away, leaving the parents

1.慣用語
釋義

空巢(子女長大離家後的家庭狀態)

a home where all the children have grown up and moved away, leaving the parents living alone.

例句

After the last daughter moved out, Gabriel and his wife took time to adjust to their empty nest.

Empty nest syndrome describes the loneliness some parents feel once their children have all left home.