flown the nest
Grown and gone
Flown the nest describes young people who have left their parents' home to live independently, like fledgling birds departing to make their own way: All three kids have flown the nest now.
The phrase often carries a note of parental mixed feelings—pride in their independence, wistfulness at their absence.
- family homeResidence shared by kin
- homeOne's personal residence
- leaving homeDeparting one's residence
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- skyVisible overhead expanse
spread your wings · moving out · childhood · parenthood · autonomy · self-reliance · leap · farewell · new beginnings · cutting ties · adolescence · young adult · first apartment · self-discovery · adulthood · separation · personal responsibility · soar
residential independence
flown the nestliving at home
dependent · stayed put · boomerang kid · boomerang child · mummy's boy