empty nest family; elderly-only household
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
empty nest family; family in which elderly parents live alone after their adult children have left home
A sociological term describing a common phenomenon in aging societies where elderly parents live independently after their children have grown up and moved out.
Suí随
zhe着
shè社
huì会
lǎo老
líng龄
huà化
，
kōng空
cháo巢
jiā家
tíng庭
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
duō多
。
As society ages, there are more and more empty nest families.
Kōng空
cháo巢
jiā家
tíng庭
de的
lǎo老
rén人
xū需
yào要
gèng更
duō多
shè社
huì会
guān关
huái怀
。
Elderly people in empty nest families need more social care and attention.
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Tā他
men们
chéng成
le了
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
kōng空
cháo巢
jiā家
tíng庭
。
They became a typical empty nest family.