English Explanatory Dictionary

full nest syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A feeling of stress, frustration or depression experienced by some middle-aged parents whose adult children have not moved out from their house.

Word forms

full nest syndrome full-nest syndrome

Etymology

Earliest known use is from 1976 (see first quotation below), by analogy with empty nest syndrome.

Related words

empty nest syndrome
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