an empty nester
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empty nester
A parent whose children have moved out of the home. When our youngest goes off to college next year, we'll officially be empty nesters.
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an empty nester
An empty nester is a parent whose children have left home. I'm trying to prepare myself for becoming an empty nester when my youngest child goes to university.
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012