empty-nester

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈem(p)-tē nɛst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈem(p)-tē nɛst/

Definitions of empty-nester word

noun empty-nester a married person whose children have grown up and left home 0
noun empty-nester a person whose children have grown up and left home 0
noun empty-nester Alternative form of empty nester (especially in attributive usages). 0

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Parts of speech for Empty-nester

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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empty-nester popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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