empty nesters
Kids finally gone
Empty nesters are parents whose children have grown up and moved out of the family home.
The term evokes a bird's nest after the young have flown.
It typically describes couples in their fifties or sixties adjusting to life without dependent children: Now that we're empty nesters, we're thinking of downsizing.
Ancestors once removed
- reconnectionRestoring a broken link
- visitingGoing to see someone
- in-lawsRelatives through marriage
- family gatheringsRelatives meeting socially
holidays · phone calls · grandchildren · wedding planning · milestone events
Alteration to improve fit
- letting goReleasing one's grasp
- solitudeState of being alone
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
- bittersweetWistful yet warm
relief · grief · nostalgia · reflection · purposelessness · rediscovery · mixed feelings · milestone
Absence of constraint
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- travelMovement between locations
- hobbiesLeisure activities for pleasure
- leisureFree time for relaxation
reinvention · self-discovery · adventure · volunteering · adult education · second honeymoon · bucket list · new beginnings
Leaving the workforce permanently
- midlifeHalfway through adulthood
- agingGrowing older over time
- seniorsOldest in a group
- golden yearsLater life stage
transition · milestone · generational shift · sandwich generation · boomerang kids · launching
grandparents
Ancestors once removed
- reconnectionRestoring a broken link
- visitingGoing to see someone
- in-lawsRelatives through marriage
family gatherings · holidays · phone calls · grandchildren · wedding planning · milestone events
adjustment
Alteration to improve fit
- letting goReleasing one's grasp
- solitudeState of being alone
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
bittersweet · relief · grief · nostalgia · reflection · purposelessness · rediscovery · mixed feelings · milestone · acceptance
freedom
Absence of constraint
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- travelMovement between locations
- hobbiesLeisure activities for pleasure
leisure · reinvention · self-discovery · adventure · volunteering · adult education · second honeymoon · bucket list · new beginnings · financial freedom
retirement
Leaving the workforce permanently
golden years · transition · milestone · generational shift · sandwich generation · boomerang kids · launching
- couplescouple, married couple, married couples, pair, twosome
- familiesnuclear family, extended family, blended family, stepfamily, single-parent family
- householdshousehold, nuclear family, residents, married couple, occupants
- living arrangementscohabitation, roommates, housemates, shared housing, house share
- baby boomersbaby boomers, post-war generation, me generation, retirees, retirement age
- BoomersAARP, AARP member, grandparent, grandparents, Beatles
empty nestersfull house
Triplet and pair combined
new parents · sandwich generation · helicopter parents · families · home
empty, nest, emptiness, nestle, nests, nesting, nestling, nestled, nestles