empty nest

短语

空巢

词形变化

empty nests 复数 empty nests

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A home or a family where the children have grown up and moved away.

    空巢

  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see empty, nest.

词源

From birds whose offspring leave the nest when they reach maturity.

来源：wiktionary